Imitation leather

Victorian Wallpaper • 1875

Imitation leather, 1875

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Imitation leather. Floral design done entirely in Dutch foil which has been gilded. The field is in paint. The entire paper has been lacquered. This paper is made of pulp of the bark of the mulberry tree. The design is assymetrical. The design is embossed and gold finished. The field is deep mustard color. Embossed paper, gilded