New Room wallpaper border fragment
Datec. 1797
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed pigment on paper
DimensionsOverall (H x W ): 2 in. x 6 3/4 in. (5.08 cm x 17.15 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberW-2482A
DescriptionWallpaper border fragment found in the New Room at Mount Vernon. The obverse is printed with a border pattern featuring a beaded border, a dark green stripe, and a wide acanthus or water leaf border. The reverse bears traces of a verditer green paint.
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c.1757-1759
c.1830-1850
c. 1797
