Wall covering (Wallpaper)

WASHINGTON'S MONUMENT, or SACRED/ TO/ WASHINGTON

Ebenezer Clough

Category

Works on Paper

Creator (Role)

Ebenezer Clough (Manufacturer and seller)

Place of Origin

Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America

Subject(s)

Allegory
American Eagle
George Washington
Mourning imagery
Political figure

Materials

Tempera
Paper
Paper (laid)

Techniques

Woodblock

Construction Description

Possibly wove paper. When treated in 1999, the paper type could not be determined and no sheet joins could be located. Bottom section is laid paper.

Dimensions (inches)

65.875 (H) x 20.875 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

167.322 (H) x 53.023 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of both sections. Top section H: 44.875 in. (113.98 cm). Bottom section H: 21.25 in. (53.97 cm). Individual sheet height: 26.75 in. (67.95 cm). Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Manuscript: "Bulfinch Stair Hall Wallpaper". 7 pp.

Book: McClelland, Nancy Vincent & Clouzot, Henri. 1924 Historic Wall-Papers: from their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. 458 p.

• Discussed on pp. 266-9.

Book: Lynn, Catherine. 1980 Wallpaper in America, From the Seventeenth Century to World War I. 533 p.

• See figs. 3-22 & 3-23, pp. 86-7.

Book: Nylander, Richard C., et al. 1986 Wallpaper in New England: selections from the Preservation of New England Antiquities. 283 p.

• See no. 15, pp. 77-8.

Book: Hoskins, Lesley. 1994 The Papered Wall: History, Pattern, Technique. 256 p.

• See pp. 122-3.

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Wall covering (Wallpaper)

WASHINGTON'S MONUMENT, or SACRED/ TO/ WASHINGTON

Ebenezer Clough