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Rolled fragment Allen-Higgins Co. floral trail wallpaper titled "Chintz." A variety of flowers in pastel colors grow from the same meandering vine or branch. Background pattern of repeating trio of hash marks. Roller printed in green, brown, black, mustard yellow, yellow, two pinks, maroon, two violets, light blue and gray on white ground. Selvedge printed with pattern number "049C 'Vogue' Papers" and pattern name "Chintz" as well as manufacturers name.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"Suggestion of crewel design" (handwritten)
Chintz
049C
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Allen-Higgins Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
27 x 19 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1170
Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
Unused
White
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Flowers
Vine
Branch
Floral Trail
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