Wallpaper

Name/Title

Wallpaper

Entry/Object ID

1988.33.6

Description

Wallpaper fragment printed in blue on a cream ground with a toile-like scenic pattern showing a coastal city and a mountain village. The top half shows a coastal city seen from the water, with several small fishing boats in the water. There are church steeples and row houses visible, and a long bridge spans the body of water to the right. The mountain village shows small houses and a church steeple at the base of two tall mountains, each topped with a tower. The scenes are surrounded by plants. The back is printed with the label, ""Lucerne" W 7712 E".

Acquisition

Accession

1988.33

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Wallpaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Covering, Wall

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

16 in

Length

20-1/2 in

Material

Paper