New Room wallpaper border fragment
Datec. 1797
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed pigment on paper
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 1/2 in. x 7/8 in. (1.27 cm x 2.22 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberW-2482D
DescriptionWallpaper fragment found in Washington's New Room at Mount Vernon. The observe is printed with a design in shades of black and gray, and appears to be from the border Washington installed in the New Room. The reverse bears traces of verditer green paint.
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c. 1797
c.1757-1759
c.1790-1810
