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Chintz Room wallpaper fragment

Chintz Room wallpaper fragment
Chintz Room wallpaper fragment
Chintz Room wallpaper fragment
Status
Not on view
Datec.1757-1759
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 1 3/8 in. × 1 1/8 in. (3.49 cm × 2.86 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberRP3240.001
DescriptionWallpaper fragment taken from the Chintz Room (MAN-208) at Mount Vernon, removed 24 March 2015. On the obverse, the fragment displays traces of printed black outlines of leaves or petals on a blue verditer ground. The paper is flax-based.

Published References1.) Susan Buck, “Cross-section Paint Microscopy Report Interior Paint Study Second-floor Chambers and Passage,” 3 June 2015, 114-119.
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