Yellow Room wallpaper fragment
Medium/TechniquePigment on paper
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 1 7/8 in. x 1 5/8 in. (4.76 cm x 4.13 cm)
Other (Envelope H x W): 3 1/16 in. x 4 9/16 in. (7.78 cm x 11.59 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberRP3229.001
DescriptionSmall fragment of two layers of wallpaper found in the Yellow Room (southeast corner room on the second floor). The upper layer of the fragment has a light green, verdigris-type wash on it. The lower layer has a yellow tint to it.Published ReferencesSusan Buck, “Cross-section Paint Microscopy Report Interior Paint Study Second-floor Chambers and Passage,” 3 June 2015, 72-73.
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c.1830-1850
c. 1797
c. 1770-1810
c.1757-1759