Wallpaper featuring an architectural frieze with ornate and extravagant Corinthian columns and foliage patterns with gold leaf detailing against a gray background.
Gilded decorative border with swirling acanthus leaves framing a light blue-gray rectangular panel. The panel is flanked by Corinthian columns, also adorned with acanthus leaves, on both sides.
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Joseph Dufour

Wallpaper Dado

Maker

Attributed to Joseph Dufour (French, 1797 - 1811), manufacturer

Title

Wallpaper Dado

Year

ca. 1800

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood-block printed

Geography

Place Made: Paris

Dimensions

54 x 108 cm (21 1/4 x 42 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.986

Type

Exhibition History

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

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Tombstone

Attributed to Joseph Dufour (French, 1797 - 1811), manufacturer
Wallpaper Dado, ca. 1800
Woodblock print on paper
54 x 108 cm (21 1/4 x 42 1/2 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 34.986

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