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Artist/Maker	M. H. Birge & Sons Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin	United States (made)

Portion of wallpaper depicting branched of foliage and fruit (cherries?) in shades of green, blue and brown, with a gold ground; A decorative band attached along the centre, depicting foliage and fruit (apples?) in shades of green and blue, with a gold ground; Print on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Materials and techniques	Print on paper Paper Printing
Brief description	Portion of wallpaper depicting branched of foliage and fruit (cherries?) in shades of green, blue and brown, with a gold ground; A decorative band attached along the centre, depicting foliage and fruit (apples?) in shades of green and blue, with a gold ground; Print on paper; Produced by M. H. Birge & Sons Co.; United States; 1900-1914.
Physical description	Portion of wallpaper depicting branched of foliage and fruit (cherries?) in shades of green, blue and brown, with a gold ground; A decorative band attached along the centre, depicting foliage and fruit (apples?) in shades of green and blue, with a gold ground; Print on paper.
Credit line	Given by M. H. Birge & Sons Co., USA
Object history	Given by M. H. Birge & Sons Co., USA.
Subjects depicted	Leaves (Plant Materials) Fruit Foliation (Pattern)
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.411-1914

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Record created	March 9, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198673/wallpaper-m-h-birge/

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