Washington Bedchamber wallpaper border fragment
Datec.1830-1850
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed pigment on paper
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 3 3/4 in. x 11 in. (9.53 cm x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberRP3233.011A
DescriptionWallpaper border fragment, taken from the Washington Bedchamber at Mount Vernon. The wallpaper is printed on the obverse in grisaille, with a pattern of trophies and floral sprays. Some of the areas of the pattern have been overdrawn over in ink, in a later attempt to discern the pattern. On the reverse, traces of a printed swag pattern in shades of orange and black are visible.
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c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850