Wallpaper Sample

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Wallpaper Sample
Date1883–1916
PlaceJapan
MediumStenciled, gilt, embossed and laquered paper, mounted on several thicknesses of handmade paper
DimensionsOverall: 23 × 36 in. (58.4 × 91.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Ellis
Object number84.779
Non exposé

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Provenance[A.H. Davenport and Company, Boston, until 1934]; [...]; acquired by Mrs. Thomas Ellis, 1950s; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History“Pattern Repeat: Wallpaper Then and Now,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 17, 2013–March 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
in pencil verso " 86 "

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detail of pattern
1883–1916
Stenciled, gilt, embossed and varnished paper, mounted on several thicknesses of handmade paper
84.781
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Stenciled, gilt, embossed and lacquered paper, mounted on several thicknesses of handmade paper
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detail of pattern
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Embossed, gilt, stenciled, and lacquered paper
84.782
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1884–1900
Embossed, stenciled, gilt and lacquered paper
84.784
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1884–1900
Embossed, stenciled and gilt paper
84.788
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1900
Embossed, stenciled, gilt, and lacquered paper
84.789
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Embossed, stenciled and gilt paper
84.787
detail of pattern
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Embossed, stenciled and gilt paper
84.783
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1884–1916
Embossed, stenciled, gilt, and lacquered paper
84.780
detail of pattern
1884–1900
Embossed, stenciled and gilt paper
84.778