Washington Bedchamber wallpaper fragment
Datec.1830-1850
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed pigment on paper
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 5 7/8 in. x 3 1/2 in. (14.92 cm x 8.89 cm)
Overall (Envelope H x W): 8 15/16 in. x 3 15/16 in. (22.7 cm x 10 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberRP3233.001C
DescriptionLarge folded fragment of wallpaper, found in the Washington Bedchamber in December 1927. The obverse of the paper is printed in grisaille with elements of a rococco revival design. The reverse is heavily encrusted with remnants of plaster.
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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.1830-1850
c.1830-1850
c.1830-1850