Ceiling paper

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Tile or grid pattern, with a quatrefoil composed of "C" scrolls at the intersection of octoagons. Each octagon contains a larger quatrefoil composed of "C" scrolls and bellflowers.Printed on a tan ground. Selvedge on one edge only.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1905–1915
Credit Line
Gift of Victorian Collectibles
Medium
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica
Dimensions
73.5 x 47 cm (28 15/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Type
Wallcoverings
Ceiling paper
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