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Foliate medallions, alternating between large and small. Printed on ground which shades from light at the top to deep blue at the bottom. Band of guilloche runs along bottom edge.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-37-a,b

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Two bands of continuous swirling vine and flower pattern, each bordered on the bottom by a repeating pattern of alternately large and small inverted curved v's with the large ones containing a simple flower design on a solid ground bordered and separated by thin horizontal bands. Printed in yellow, mica, gray, brown and tan.

Border (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-298

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Various floral medallions / fleurons with small yellow flowers, foliate vining and beading. Printed in greens, yellow and metallic gold on ribbed ground with white liquid mica overlay.

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, ribbed, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1217

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd and C. & W..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Pink floral bouquets with bows connected by rope-like ribbon between which is a small pink floral motif. Cream ground. Printed in pinks, greens, golden yellow and white liquid mica. Printed in selvedge: "C&W" pattern number "268"

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-711

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd and C. & W..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Art Nouveau/Mission Style. Alternating small and large wreaths, with vase-like motif insets. Connected by ribbons with torches, floral swags, and folliate scrolls. Top has ribbon and beaded swags. Bottom has stripes and bead-and-spindle pattern. Ground fades from green (bottom) to light green-yellow (top). Background is a layer of dark green vermiculation. Printed in dark red, metallic pink, and two shades of metallic gold.
Printed in selvedge: C & W (?) 0.257

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-555

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Garland of roses suspended from blue knotted ribbon. Swagged band of rope twist or cable molding below swag. Printed in red, green, blue and gold on white ground.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-352

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Light and dark brown wood-like ground with green wreaths and light brown ribbons.

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1283

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Wreaths wrapped in pink ribbons, sitting atop a foliate rope. Foliate garland hangs below. Printed in green, pink and mica on a tan ground.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1284

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On silvery gray textured ground, floral motifs with scrolls. Rococo style floral design.

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1276

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Large-scale floral medallions set within diaper pattern. Printed in black on off-white ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1900–25
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1971-58-38

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Thick, vertical green bands with large red and gold foliate medallions and small floral medallions. Bands are bordered by bands of monochrome floral and foliate motifs that create a lace or ribbon-like pattern. Between these green bands is the background design with small floral medallions. Background is small, horizontal dot and dash patterns over which is a layer of vermiculation. Printed in green, dark red, metallic gold and cream on light blue-green ground. Printed in right selvedge: "C&W" pattern number "450".

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1226

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Large scrolling medallions, each containing a basket with floral bouquet. A suspended floral wreath hangs between each medallion. Printed in red, green and metallic gold on light green ground.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-526

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On dark gray ground, white scrollwork with gold beaded frame.

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-910

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Floral and scoll border. Printed in tan and mica on tan ground. Printed two across.

Border (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-826

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Foliate medallion on stripe. Printed in red, black and white on red ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-586-a,b

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Repeating floral bouquets enframed with scrolls and connected by floral swags tied with a ribbon bow. Both top and bottom have a trellis outlined by scrolls and waving stripes. Beige ground. Printed in light greens, beiges, brown and white mica. Printed in selvedge: Cresswell & Washburn. Phila 0.650

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-569

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Alternating floral bouquets covering two different architectural structures (the corner of a staircase and a balcony) with foliate scrolls, connected by floral vining tendrils. Ground is cream. Printed in greens, pinks, white mica, blue, beige, and orange mica.
Printed in selvedge: "Cresswell & Washburn. Phila. 0.593"

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1151

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A repeating design of pale blue and mica scrolling acanthus and large leaf in a wave-like composition below a border of simplified architectural motifs. Printed on an ivory ground.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-19

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On gray ground, treillage composed of rinceaux of white and pink flowers; floral motifs in gold, pink and white at interstices.

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1371

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On light gray and tan vertical striped ground; staggered bouquets in gold scrolls and white and tan bouquets, rinceaux linking them all.

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1370

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Ceiling paper, motifs of four foliate scrolls set within a laurel circle. Printed in green and pink on ochre ground.

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1885–90
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Fitch.
1955-84-6

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Wallpaper roll.
Printed two across, round stylized floral motif with foliage. Printed on tan ground.

Border (USA), 1875–1906
machine-printed.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1995-165-36

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Frieze on patterned red ground, to the apearance of swagged velvet fabric or drapery gathered at the top by gold metallic fasterners; metallic gold and white torch-motif patterns bordered at the bottom by scalloped metallic gold patterned swags.

Frieze (USA), 1875–1900
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse.
1973-42-57

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Floral medallions with yellow rose bouquets and vining, foliate scrolls and beading connected by beaded floral swag hanging from small foliate medallions. Secondary pattern of monochrome green foliate vining outlines medallions. Printed in light yellow, white, greens, light blue and metallic gold on ribbed ground covered in white liquid mica. Printed in right selvedge: "C&W" pattern number "4783".

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, ribbed, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1200

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd and C. & W..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Printed two borders across the width, frieze features horizontally repeating, delicately rendered floral sprays with symmetrical foliate scrollwork. The sprays run along the top and bottom edges of the panel, and mirror each other across a central divider of two thin lines with beaded borders and scalloped floral garlands. A small area of vertical lines extends from both the top and bottom edges of the panel. This design is rendered in shades of green and white on a beige background.

Border (USA), 1905–1910
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-431

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Medallion stripe design. Printed in shades of blue, white and metallic gold on blue background.

Sidewall (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-827

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Clusters of ferns in different shades of green, twigs, sprays, flowers and berries on a band of green, pink, and light blue bead-like moulding.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-819

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Dark pink flowers are repeated in a diagonal pattern throughout the sidewall. Each flower has light pink and green meandering sprigs. The flower bunches alternate in position and repeat every other register. Printed on a light pink ground.

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-753

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Overall waving scroll pattern connected by floral vining, foliate swag, and small clusters of flowers. Ground is cream. Printed in light beige, mica golds, light blue, and white mica.
Printed in right selvedge: "Cresswell and Washburn 0.628 Phila."

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-646

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Alternating large and small bouquets of simplified flowers with vining scrolls. Cream ground. Printed in orange, white mica, light blue mica, and pink mica.
Printed in selvedge: "Cresswell & Washburn. Phila. 0.420"

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-635

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Square trellis format, with one large circle and grouping of smaller circles at each intersection. A branch of cherry blossoms and a beaded wreath are attached to each grouping of circles. Anglo-Japanesque style. Printed in metallic gold and mica on off-white ground.

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1880–1900
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-614

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A scrolling acanthus leaf and flower design, repetitive in a wave-like formation on a cream ground with one rinceau border. Printed in cream, beige, gray, mica and gilt.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-45

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Borders printed two across. Floral bouquets of pink, blue and cream flowers encircled by foliate rinceaux. Top band of stripes and palmette pattern. Bottom band of stripes. Ground is beige and textured. Printed in pink, blue, cream, tan and metallic gold. Printed in selvedge: "Cresswell & Washburn. Phila 0.636".

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, textured ground.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-445

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Festooned floral garlands and graduated pearl strands hang from symmetrical, abstract shapes composed of foliate c scrolls. Tattered ribbons crisscross over the garlands and run diagonally from the top to the bottom of the panel. This design is printed in shades of green, tan and gold on a beige background.

Frieze (USA), 1905–1915
machine printed paper, textured.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-351

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Connecting circular motifs of beading with smaller inner circular patterns of flowers. White liquid mica background motif. Metallic gold, tan, green on a tan background. Pattern: "0422"

Ceiling Paper (USA), 1905–1915
machine-printed paper, liquid mica.
Gift of Victorian Collectibles.
1979-91-1337

This object was made by Cresswell & Washburn Ltd.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.