Vertical rectangle on joined sheets of paper

Victorian Wallpaper • 1795

Vertical rectangle on joined sheets of paper, 1795

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Vertical rectangle on joined sheets of paper. Diagonally-running lattice design overlaid with alternating square and oblong octagons; the square octagons enclose a chair with vase, or a ewer with mug; the oblong octagons enclose rose sprays. Printed in blue, gray, terra cotta, brown and black on pale blue ground. Block-printed on handmade paper, joined sheets

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