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Frieze

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Row of staggered yellow poppies stemming from scroll-like architectural structures filled with thin leafy vines. Bottom has stripes of yellow and green. Grounding is shaded from light pink (top and bottom) to light yellow (middle). The monochrome blue background design alternates between floral bands and groups of thin lines. Top has stripes of green and foliate bands (same as in architectural structure).
Possible inscription in selvedge: ribbon with illegible letters (Standard Papers?)
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Liberty Wall Paper Company, Schuylerville, New York
Date
1905–1915
Credit Line
Gift of Victorian Collectibles
Medium
Machine-printed paper
Dimensions
92 x 49 cm (36 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)
Type
Wallcoverings
Frieze
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