Unknown English
Wallpaper Sample

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Wallpaper Sample
Date1880–1900
PlaceEngland, Europe
MediumBlock-printed and flocked paper with liquid mica
DimensionsOverall: 24 × 22 1/2 in. (61 × 57.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Ellis
Object number84.748
Not on view

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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
" 34 " in pencil on verso

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