Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1890

  Fine network formed by delicate geometrical scrolls embellished with small floral ropes and flower clusters. Printed in gold, silver, pink, green, white on pale blue ground.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), ca. 1888

  Twisting acanthus octagonal framework centered with leafy forms interlock in all-over pattern.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1900–1915

  Diagonal rows of scroll-enframed figures of various shapes. A near geometrical feeling results. Figures are not large. The most elaborate motif has leafy forms in pink and silver.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1887–95

  A series of approximately circular figures, the largest of which has scrolled frame with red center motifs. Printed in gold, white and red on dull yellow embossed ground.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1885–89

  Bold leafy scrolls with small pink roses alternate in checkered fashion with delicate ropes of small flowers forming eight-pointed star centered with small flower and bud. Printed on pink ground.

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  Plaque

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  Valance (Germany), late 18th–early 19th century

  Valence with scalloped border in floral printed cotton with the edges bound in blue tape. The pattern has natural-size flowers and leaves in violet, blue, green, yellow, red, and brown…

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  Plaque (England), ca. 1777

  Omphale (or Jöle) and frame. Vertical oval plaque of unevenly colored grayish blue solid jasper, with half-draped figure of Ophale in profile, standing on bracket and carrying the lion’s skin…

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  Plaque, ca. 1778

  Vertical oval plaque, pale blue solid jasper body with darker slip and white relief showing a youth, nude except for drapery falling from shoulder. He stands in left profile and…

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  Valance (England), ca. 1790

  Cotton printed with design of vertical stripes with alternating rows of flowering vines or scattered blooms.