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Wall covering (Wallpaper fragments)
Zechariah Mills
1802-1807
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Hartford; Connecticut; Hartford; Connecticut River Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Tempera
- Paper (laid)
- Paper
- Cloth
Museum Object Number
1969.0747
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0747
Object Name
Wall covering (Wallpaper fragments)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Hartford; Connecticut; Hartford; Connecticut River Valley; United States; North America
Date
1802-1807
Materials
- Tempera
- Paper (laid)
- Paper
- Cloth
Techniques
- Woodblock
Dimensions (inches)
28.75 (H) x 43 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73.025 (H) x 109.22 (W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW of the larger fragment. Measurements of the other: OH 24.5 in. (62.23 cm); OW 39.875 in. (101.3 cm). Individual sheet H and W could not be determined. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Nylander, Richard C., et al. 1986 Wallpaper in New England: selections from the Preservation of New England Antiquities. 283 p.
• For identical paper from the Daniel Hough House, see fig. 16.2, p. 80. This paper also has a virtually identical border, as does a French neoclassical paper installed in the James De Wolf House in Bristol, Rhode Island, see fig. 16-2, p. 88.Chapter: Cummings, Abbott Lowell. "The Use and Manufacture of Wallpaper in New England 1700-1820". Book: Nylander, Richard C., et al. 1986 Wallpaper in New England: selections from the Preservation of New England Antiquities. 283 p. 3-27.
• For information on Zechariah Mills, see pp. 21-3.