Skip to main content

Visit Main Menu Block

  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility & Amenities
  • Tours & Group Visits
  • Visitor Guidelines

Exhibitions and Events Main Menu Block

  • Exhibitions
  • Events

Art and Design Main Menu Block

  • Collection
  • Collection Research
  • Past Exhibitions
  • Watch / Listen / Read

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum
Vertical strip with two decorative designs. Above is a black and white pattern of alternating teardrops and dots. Below is a geometric teal and red pattern of rhythmic interlocking shapes.
Previous image 1 2 / 2 Next image
  • Horizontal green band on an neutral backdrop featuring a teal rhythmic pattern of circles, dots and interlocked lines and accented by red teardrop shapes.
  • Vertical strip with two decorative designs. Above is a black and white pattern of alternating teardrops and dots. Below is a geometric teal and red pattern of rhythmic interlocking shapes.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

Maker

Unknown Maker, French

Culture

French

Title

Wallpaper Border

Year

ca. 1840

Medium

  • Woodblock print on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Woodblock print on paper

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

2.5 cm (1 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.1333

Type

  • Wallcoverings

Exhibition History

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

Related Objects

Horizontal design strip featuring a black pattern of repeating teardrops connected at the top to a stripe and alternating with dots on a lavender background.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

More objects +

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, French
Wallpaper Border, ca. 1840
Woodblock print on paper
2.5 cm (1 inches) (length)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 34.1333

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

Feedback

We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Footer Main Navigation

  • Visit

    • Hours & Admission
    • Accessibility & Amenities
    • Tours & Group Visits
    • Visitor Guidelines
  • Art & Design

    • Collection Research
    • Collection
    • Past Exhibitions
  • Join / Give

    • Become a Member
    • Give
  • Exhibitions & Events

    • Exhibitions
    • Events
  • Watch / Listen / Read

    • The Latest
    • Publications
    • Articles
    • Audio & Video

Footer Secondary Navigation

  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Image Request
  • Press Office
  • Rent the Museum
  • Terms of Use
Tickets
Homepage
Go to the risd.edu homepage. This link will open in a new window.