Border

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Two borders printed side by side on the length of paper. Central motif is a mirror image of a modified scissors scroll decorated with elements derived from pineapple, bay, and palm leaf. This motif is enclosed by black lines ending in Greek key patterns. Above is a string of beads, below, a band of grape leaves. Yellow and black on chocolate ground.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Catharine Oglesby
1815–25
Accession Number
1958-78-2
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Wallcoverings
Border
Medium
Block-printed on handmade paper
Dimensions
54 x 47.5 cm (21 1/4 x 18 11/16 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1958-78-2
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c09f76fb-d573-49bf-8eea-228f06bfffeb
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