Curtain paper
Cooper Hewitt

Curtain paper

Jeffrey & Co., 1836–1930 London, England · 1872

Machine-printed paper, embossed. Components a/p mounted on muslin, components s,t machine stitched threads, r) metal rings, s) brass eyes
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

"a/q": Embossed in small-scale diamond-diaper pattern, vertical stripes: alternating white and bright blue backgrounds with short repeat floral and leaf patterns, symmetrical along vertical axes; strong multicolors, especially red, outlined in yellow. Stripes separated by black band between yellow lines, with string-of-beads pattern; "r/u": tie backs of blue background striped, hemmed ends folded into points, metal fittings "v" Narrow blue background strip with nail holes.

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