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Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper backed with cloth. Embossed pattern of all-over leafy branches growing flowers and peach-colored fruit. Butterflies fly between the branches. Embossed basket-weave background pattern. Pattern stenciled with green, orange and brown on orange ground. Appears to be varnished. Fragment in fragile condition.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
cotton (textile)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
13 7/8 x 21 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1109
Varnished
Unused
Orange
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Fruit
butterflies
Flowers
Floral
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