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Wallpaper

Early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of dark-brown imitation-leather wallpaper, with a decorative band of embossed paper with a running design of scrolling foliage and flowers in pale-brown on a darker ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Print on embossed paper
Brief description
Portion of dark-brown imitation-leather wallpaper, with a decorative band of embossed paper with a running design of scrolling foliage and flowers in pale-brown on a darker ground; Produced by M. H. Birge & Sons Co.; United States; 1900-1914.
Physical description
Portion of dark-brown imitation-leather wallpaper, with a decorative band of embossed paper with a running design of scrolling foliage and flowers in pale-brown on a darker ground.
Credit line
Given by M. H. Birge & Sons Co., USA
Object history
Given by M. H. Birge & Sons Co., USA.
Production
E.404 and 409-1914 also feature bands of paper with the same design of scrolling foliage and flowers.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Collection
Accession number
E.407-1914

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Record createdMarch 9, 2009
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