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On Display: House - Philadelphia Bedroom
Wall covering (Wallpaper)
(Birds, Butterflies and Bamboo)
1770-1790
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Materials
- Distemper
- Paper (laid)
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1969.1083
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1083
Object Name
Wall covering (Wallpaper)
Title
(Birds, Butterflies and Bamboo)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Date
1770-1790
Materials
- Distemper
- Paper (laid)
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Painted
Construction Description
The original panels are composed of three layers of handmade Asian papers. The first two outer layers are a very thin paper made from a grass fiber. The third, innermost layer is made from the paper mulberry fiber. Reconstruction paper is wove paper. (See Fiber Analysis Report by Debora Myer, 2/21/1994.)
Dimensions (inches)
87 (H) x 39 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
220.98 (H) x 99.06 (W)
Measurement Notes
OH from chair rail to ceiling molding. Panel width varies; OW of far right panel, south wall. Individual sheet height varies (difficult to locate individual sheets, measurement of far right panel, south wall): 24.0 in. (60.96 cm).