Gray-toned print of a seafront with boats coming to shore and figures socializing next to stone railings, pillared monuments, and trees.Mountains and a city are on the horizon.

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Joseph Dufour et Cie

Wallpaper Border with Italian Landscape

Maker

Joseph Dufour et Cie (French), manufacturer

Title

Wallpaper Border with Italian Landscape

Year

ca. 1820

Medium

Woodblock print on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Woodblock print on paper

Materials

wood-block printed

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

71 x 172 cm (27 15/16 x 67 11/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.968

Type

Wallcoverings

Exhibition History

The Art of French Wallpaper Design

Nov 15, 2024 – May 11, 2025

Label copy

The space above doorways offered another place for decoration. Dessus-de-porte (above the door) options included plaster and wood architectural panels, textiles, paintings, and single-panel wallpapers. These compressed wallpaper designs indicate that they were made specifically for the space above a door.

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Tombstone

Joseph Dufour et Cie (French), manufacturer

Wallpaper Border with Italian Landscape, ca. 1820

Woodblock print on paper

71 x 172 cm (27 15/16 x 67 11/16 inches)

Mary B. Jackson Fund 34.968

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