Sidewall
Cooper Hewitt

Sidewall

ca. 1880

Machine-printed paper
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Aesthetic neo-Renaissance all-over pattern of scattered bulb-like flowers and leaves among abstract designs reminiscent of ornamented architectural elements, all only partially-seen: arches, hexagonal coffers, fluted friezes; rectangular repeat in off-set columns; sketchy line quality; hatched shading on flowers give textured effect reminiscent of textiles; muted color scheme of dark red, light browns, greens on pale green ground.

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