Diaper pattern with repeating scene of couple dancing

Victorian Wallpaper • 1780

Diaper pattern with repeating scene of couple dancing, 1780

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Diaper pattern with repeating scene of couple dancing. Diaper framework composed of strung beads resembling vertebrae. Separating the scenes are a pair of feathers in the shape of hearts. Printed in varnished green, mauve, black and white on pale yellow ground. Two pieces of original document for Dinard, couple dancing, France, c. 1780 Block-printed on joined sheets