Washington Bedchamber wallpaper border fragment

Status

Not on view

Datec.1790-1810

Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed pigment on paper

DimensionsOverall (A: H x W): 2 7/8 in. × 1 5/8 in. (7.3 cm × 4.13 cm) Overall (B: H x W): 5 11/16 in. × 3 in. (14.45 cm × 7.62 cm) Overall (C: H x W): 1 5/8 in. × 1 1/4 in. (4.13 cm × 3.18 cm)

Credit LineMount Vernon Collection

Object numberRP3239.003

DescriptionA: Wallpaper border fragment, taken from the Washington Bedchamber at Mount Vernon. The obverse has traces of a pattern printed in black and gray. The reverse is marked "A" in blue, red pencil, and graphite.

B: Wallpaper border fragment, taken from the Washington Bedchamber at Mount Vernon. The obverse is printed with elements of a neoclassical swag design in shades of orange, beige, and black. It is marked "B" in blue, red pencil, and graphite, and "03" in graphite.

C: Wallpaper border fragment, taken from the Washington Bedchamber at Mount Vernon. The obverse has traces of a pattern printed in black and gray. The obverse has traces of pattern printed in shades of orange. The reverse is marked "C" in blue and graphite.

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