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Manufacturer:
Imperial Wallcoverings Inc.  Search this
Medium:
Machine printed on paper
Dimensions:
86 x 50 cm (33 7/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Sidewall
Made in:
Sandy Hill, New Jersey, USA
Date:
1870–80
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Designed to give the effect of tapestry in a conventionalized pattern of a stiff, upright chrysanthemum of green petals outlined in red and flecked with gold dots flanked by sprays of leaves in same coloring. An artichoke in olive green is at the back. It is a symmetrical design. Stamped over all is a fine wire mesh design. Printed on selvedge: "752-Imperial Wall-Paper Co., Sandy Hill, N.J."
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret Schoonover
Accession Number:
1944-47-7
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4da188647-5fb6-4ab8-be6b-a3a9fc5c9ce8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1944-47-7