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Wall covering (Wallpaper fragments)
Moses Grant
1805-1810
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Moses Grant (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Distemper
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2004.0046.001 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Christopher Ohrstrom
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Object Number
2004.0046.001 A, B
Object Name
Wall covering (Wallpaper fragments)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Moses Grant (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1805-1810
Materials
- Distemper
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Woodblock
Construction Description
Paper of linen fiber stock.
Dimensions (inches)
2.375 (H) x 7.0625 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.032 (H) x 17.939 (W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW of (a). Measurements of (b): OH 3.125 in. (7.9 cm); OW 5.125 in. (13.0 cm).
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.
• See figs. 18.1-.4, pp. 85-6 and back cover; and fig. 19.3, p. 88.Article: Kihn, Phyllis. 01//1961 "Zecheriah. sic: Mills, Paper-Hanging Manufacturer of Hartford, 1793-1816". Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin. 26 (1): 21-31.
• Similar pattern used on a round bandbox in the Society's collection labeled by Mills. See fig. 1, p. 22.