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On Display: House - Imlay Room
Wall covering (Wallpaper border)
William Poyntell, Cowtan & Tout, Inc.
1790-1931
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Poyntell (Manufacturer and seller)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Distemper
- Paper (laid)
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1969.1093.004
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1093.004
Object Name
Wall covering (Wallpaper border)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
William Poyntell (Manufacturer and seller); Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly Philadelphia. It is possible Poyntell imported papers to supplement his own production. Therefore, the possibility remains that this paper could have been made in England or France.
Date
1790-1931
Materials
- Distemper
- Paper (laid)
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Woodblock
Construction Description
Reproduction paper is machine-made wove paper.
Dimensions (inches)
5.625 (H)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.287 (H)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Ream, Julie Dennin, et al. "Imlay Room Wallpaper".
Article: Hotchkiss, Horace L. 1968 "Wallpaper from the Shop of William Poyntell". Winterthur Portfolio. 4: 26-33.
Book: McClelland, Nancy Vincent & Clouzot, Henri. 1924 Historic Wall-Papers: from their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. 458 p.
• For discussion of Poyntell's business, his bill to Imlay, and photographs of the Imay Mansion interiors, see pp. 255-9.