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Wall covering (Wallpaper fragment)
1840-1850
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Tempera
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
2004.0046.011
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Christopher Ohrstrom
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Object Number
2004.0046.011
Object Name
Wall covering (Wallpaper fragment)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Date
1840-1850
Materials
- Tempera
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Roller printed
Construction Description
Paper stock is wood fiber; continuous roll. [Note: John Krill questioned whether the paper stock was wood fiber; microscopy would pinpoint its composition.]
Dimensions (inches)
17.0625 (H) x 8.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
43.339 (H) x 21.59 (W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW. Repeat could not be determined.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Chapter: Guffey, Karen A. "From Paper Stainer to Manufacturer: J. F. Bumstead & Co., Manufacturers and Importers of Paper Hangings". Book: Nylander, Richard C., et al. 1986 Wallpaper in New England: selections from the Preservation of New England Antiquities. 283 p. 29-37.
• See pp. 29 & 33-5.Book: Nylander, Richard C., et al. 1986 Wallpaper in New England: selections from the Preservation of New England Antiquities. 283 p.
• For mid-19th-century striped papers, see cat. no. 43, pp. 178-80.Book: Lynn, Catherine. 1980 Wallpaper in America, From the Seventeenth Century to World War I. 533 p.
• See Chap. 14, "Making Wallpaper by Machine", pp. 301-15, esp. pp. 305-13.Book: McClelland, Nancy Vincent & Clouzot, Henri. 1924 Historic Wall-Papers: from their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. 458 p.
• Early machine printing discussed on p. 274.