Wallpaper

Name/Title

Wallpaper

Entry/Object ID

1988.33.7

Description

Wallpaper sample showing a scene of a boat mooring in a city. The boat is filled with people. The sail is wrapped around its single mast, and there is a large flag at the stern. A single figure is pulling the boat to shore with a rope. The water is surrounded on three sides by high ground, and a bridge spans the back. There are tall, European-style buildings on either side of the body of water. The scene is framed by large trees. It is printed primarily is shades of beige with red details on the people and flags, blue on the sky, water, and mountains, and green on the tree leaves. The back is printed with the label, ""The Champlain" W5595B".

Context

Reproduced from a wallpaper fragment found in an attic in Brattleboro, Vermont

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

15-7/8 in

Length

20-1/2 in

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Brattleboro

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America