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Two unused pieces of reproduction wallpaper in the "Rose and Ribbon" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a floral stripe pattern with wider vertical stripes of stylized roses and foliage alternating with a narrower vertical stripes of intertwined ribbons and flowers. Two colorways are present: 2001.281.767.1 -- Greens, red, white and black on a yellow ground (#153193); and 2001.281.767.2 -- Greens, red and brown on a red ground (#153202).
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
stripes
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"153193 / $6 / Rose & Ribbon" (Handwritten on back of 2001.281.767.1 by Dorothy Waterhouse.)
"Rose & Ribbon / 153202 /$6--" (Handwritten on back of 2001.281.767.2 by DOrothy Waterhouse.)
Rose and Ribbon
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
24 3/4 x 13 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.767.1-..2
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.882
Machine Printed
Unused
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
floral stripe
Paper
roses
stripes
ribbons
Floral Stripe
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