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Manufacturer:
York Wall Paper Company, 1895  Search this
Medium:
Machine-printed paper
Dimensions:
90 x 49 cm (35 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Frieze
Made in:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Date:
1905–1915
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Borders printed two across (mirror). Three stylized tulips alternating with a single, larger tulip. Flowers are shaded by stripes of differing shades of pink. Top is decorated with green stripe and elongated foliate scrolls. Bottom has bands of dark and light green. Pink stripe pattern mimicking tulip coloring that fills the negative space between the green border and the leafy foliage. Beige ground with very subtle light beige vertival discontinuous lines. On top of this is an overall layer of small black vermiculation. Art Nouveau/Mission Style.
Printed in selvedge: "Y. W. P. Co"
Credit Line:
Gift of Victorian Collectibles
Accession Number:
1979-91-316
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44ea25791-ed61-41d4-b298-a5d831f213f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1979-91-316