Washington Bedchamber wallpaper fragment
Datec.1830-1850
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed pigment on paper
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 1 3/8 in. x 1 in. (3.49 cm x 2.54 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 numberRP3233.001D
DescriptionSmall 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. Traces of plaster remain on the reverse.
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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