Washington Bedchamber wallpaper fragment
Datec.1830-1850
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed pigment on paper
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 8 3/4 in. x 10 15/16 in. (22.23 cm x 27.78 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberRP3233.007
DescriptionLarge fragment of wallpaper, taken from the Washington Bedchamber at Mount Vernon. The wallpaper is printed on the obverse in grisaille, and displays elements of a rococo revival pattern. On the reverse, the ghost of a neoclassical pattern, featuring a vase with flowers, is present. The fragment is folded along three sides.
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c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1790-1810