Desfossé & Karth

Wallpaper

Maker

Desfossé &amp

Title

Wallpaper

Year

1908

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood-block printed

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

99.4 x 48.3 cm (39 1/8 x 19 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.1054

Type

Exhibition History

The Art of French Wallpaper Design
Nov 15, 2024 – May 11, 2025

Label copy

The Huard Collection’s only example from the 1900s is this design, produced in 1908 by Desfossé & Karth. Even after mechanization revolutionized the wallpaper industry, Jules Desfossé continued to produce block-printed designs. Following his 1863 partnership with Hippolyte Karth, their firm became known both for reproducing popular designs from the early 1800s and printing original designs like this wallpaper.

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Tombstone

Desfossé & Karth (French), manufacturer
Wallpaper, 1908
Woodblock print on paper
99.4 x 48.3 cm (39 1/8 x 19 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 34.1054

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