Wallpaper Sample

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Wallpaper Sample
Date1883–1916
PlaceJapan
MediumStenciled, gilt, embossed and varnished paper, mounted on several thicknesses of handmade paper
DimensionsOverall: 44 × 36 1/2 in. (111.8 × 92.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Ellis
Object number84.781
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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 on verso " # 89 "
in pencil on verso " this edge damaged (arrow to damage) "

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