Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe pattern block-printed in white, two grays and maroon on polished cream ground. A central, large stripe of bouquets, baskets of flowers, and bows is flanked by stripes of small sprigs evenly spaced along a pinstripe. Running along the left edge of the paper is a gray stripe with stylized floral vine design and maroon edges.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
floral patterns
stripes
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
33 1/4 x 21 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.224
Block Printed
Polished
unused
Cream
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Machine Made
Floral Stripe
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