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Collection of six botanical motifs featuring stylized wheat and leaf designs with varying shapes in brown and silver gray on a neutral background.
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  • Stylized decorative motif cutout on a neutral background featuring a silver leaf curving to the left.
  • Collection of six botanical motifs featuring stylized wheat and leaf designs with varying shapes in brown and silver gray on a neutral background.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Fragment

Maker

Unknown Maker, French

Culture

French

Title

Wallpaper Fragment

Year

ca. 1840

Medium

  • Woodblock print on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Woodblock print on paper

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

5.1 cm (2 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.1220

Type

  • Wallcoverings

Exhibition History

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

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Unknown Maker, French
Wallpaper Fragment, ca. 1840
Woodblock print on paper
5.1 cm (2 inches) (length)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 34.1220

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