Design in black and white

Victorian Wallpaper • 1790

Design in black and white, 1790

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Design in black and white: a diagonal lattice of bead shapes enclosing squares set alternatively with vertical black and horizontal white lines, with central leaf motif flanked left and right by vertical rows of black and white crowns. Formerly used as a book cover. Block-printed, distemper colors, handmade paper