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Wallpaper Border

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-289539

Description

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border with trimmed edge. Braid of red, green and white cording on red background. Block-printed in white, two grays, three greens, and red flocking on white ground. Flocking is overprinted in two reds and black.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
flocking
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 7/8 x 30 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.657

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Flocked

Form

unused

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Cording
Braid

Period/Style

Imitation textile

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