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Medal
bronze.
1920-31-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Red and white herringbone-like pattern.

Hanging (USA), 1935–71
cotton.
1974-48-12

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

Fishing Net, Encircling Fishing Net

This object was made by Toray Industries, Inc.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Imitation of a grasscloth with a horizontal texture. Brown and blue in 4 inch vertical stripes on an eggshell background.

Sidewall (USA), 1948–56
machine-printed, textured ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-73

This object was made by Stamford Wallpaper Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Frieze or dado in Anglo-Japanesque style. Large red roses with other flowers printed on tan ground set within a rustic stick framework. Printed in striped ground. Ocher band with strapwork running along top and bottom edges. Printed in selvedge: "A.W.P.M.A."

Frieze (USA), 1879–87
block-printed on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1995-165-6

This object was made by American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

All-over design of tufting, forming diagonal rows. Small pink and red abstract lines around a center circle, shaded with black, on a red ground.

Sidewall, Touffe, 1952
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-217

This object was made by United Wallpaper, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Design of U.S. currency in very large-scale. The bills are stacked one on top of another in two columns. Some bills show the front and some show the reverse. The bills are printed in green and brown on a Mylar foil ground.

Sidewall, Alimony, 1977
screen printed on mylar.
Gift of The Jack Denst Designs, Inc..
2004-3-1

This object was made by The Jack Denst Designs, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Die-cut shapes on a walnut grain adhesive vinyl. The cutouts include a cuckoo clock, souvenir spoons in a rack, lantern and oars for canoe. The paper is meant to evoke a cabin-like feeling where ever it is installed. The paper can be installed over an existing wallpaper, allowing the old paper to show through the cutout designs. This allows the past to continue in the present.

Sidewall, Memory Wallpaper, 2003–04
adhesive vinyl with cut-outs.
Gift of Cynthia Hathaway.
2004-10-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Children's paper of numbers from 1-10 illustrated by sailboats, ducks, bunnies, snails, hands, human figures in pyramids, and small flowers. Printed in blue, pink, tan, and brown on a white ground.

Sidewall, One, Two, Three, 1958
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-87

This object was made by Thomas Strahan & Co., Manufactory.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Repeating motif of pointed arches arranged in a fish-scale design.

Sidewall, Castles in Spain, 1977
screen printed on mylar foil ground.
Gift of The Jack Denst Designs, Inc..
2004-3-2

This object was made by The Jack Denst Designs, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Dull lime green background with white lattice; white flower in center of each space on a beige ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1935–58
machine-printed, textured ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-216

This object was made by Enterprise Wallpaper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Blue and white feather plumes and yellow feather outlines on a metallic silver ground.

Sidewall, The Plumes, 1936–45
machine-printed, textured ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-210

This object was made by The Prager Company, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Grey ribbon with moiré stripe and picot edge.

Ribbon (USA), mid-19th century
silk.
Gift of Mrs. William P. Treadwell.
1916-33-250-a

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

Kimono length split diagonally over its entire lenth between gray and black. The gray color is the result of crossing a white warp with a black weft; the black area is a black warp and black weft. The hand-spun silk has a more cotton-like feel than reeled silk. Original design dates from 1910.

Textile, Yuki Tsumugi, 1988
warp: hand-spun silk wrapped with reeled silk; weft: hand-spun silk.
Gift of Jun Okuzawa, Representative of Yuki Tsumugi Producers Association.
1989-99-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 8 images of this object.

Diaper pattern with white floral centers on an aqua grid on a slate blue background on a beige ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1948–58
machine-printed.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-219

This object was made by Chicago Wall Paper Manufacturers, Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Children's or boys' paper with scouting accessories as the primary motif including bugle, lantern, canteen, hat, shovel, ax, and books. Background imagery of scouting activities such as campfire cooking and hiking printed in brown with white highlights, on tan ground.

Sidewall, Scouting Days, 1952
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-24

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Vertical floral stripe of beige and white on maroon background and stripe of grey diagonal lines on a beige ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1936–50
machine-printed, textured ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-213

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Children's paper showing the characters from Peter Pan in two alternating views. Printed in pastel colors on a white ground. Production of paper coincides with world premiere of the Walt Disney movie.

Sidewall, Peter Pan and Wendy, 1953
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-34

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Maroon background with grey leaves and yellow and white daisies on a grey-beige ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1930–50
machine-printed.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-218

This object was made by Enterprise Wallpaper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Grey and white diaper stripe, red stripe, and plain white and grey stripe on a grey ground.

Sidewall, Trellis Stripe, 1936–50
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-211

This object was made by Sunworthy and Staunton.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

This children's frieze illustrates chapter eight, "Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition to the North Pole" from "Winnie the Pooh", by A.A. Milne, 1926. The frieze incorporates the original book illustrations by E.H Shephard which have been made continuous by the addition of an idyllic landscape.

Frieze, Winnie the Pooh, 1927
block printed on ingrain paper.
Gift of Standard Coated Products.
1975-2-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 11 images of this object.

Plaid design of interwoven bands of greens and black in imitation twill on white ground.

Sidewall (USA), ca. 1950
machine-printed.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-71

This object was made by J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Kimono textile with a pattern of a small-scale lattice formed by ikat blazes in brown and dark blue strategically placed in a white ground.

Kimono Length (Japan), late 19th–early 20th century
agave fiber (from taiwan).
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin Ginsburg.
1956-72-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Childrens paper with scenes from Cinderella including a palace, guard, and coach with horses. Printed in blue, pink, green, white, and black on a yellow ground.

Sidewall (possibly USA), 1935–55
machine-printed on ribbed ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-229

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

Large heavy scrolling leaves and stems in two shades of blue on white ground.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A bamboo trellis is covered with climbing rose vines with numerous large red roses and buds. Above the trellis is a clouded sky. Printed in red, green and brown on beige ground.

Frieze (USA), 1900–15
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Theodore A. Gantz.
2005-27-8

This object was made by M.H. Birge & Sons Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Kimono length with a design of water flowers, dragon flies, and long vertical stems in dark blue on a white ground.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Plaid green stripe with a metallic silver and white stripe on a grey ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1948–58
machine-printed on ribbed ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-221

This object was made by Enterprise Wallpaper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Length of fabric with a dyed red ground and white resisted design of small lozenges made up of dots.

Textile (Japan), 1980
H x W: 1097.3 x 35.6 cm (36 ft. x 14 in. approx).
Gift of Takami Sugira and Yasutaka Komiya.
1984-95-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

White tape or seam binding on a flat wooden spool.

Tape (USA), mid-19th century
silk.
Gift of Mrs. William P. Treadwell.
1916-33-249-a

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Arabesque; with four different classical female figures, with vases, flowers and putti. Block printed and hand-painted in color with gilded highlights on ungrounded white paper.

Sidewall (France), 1788
block printed, hand painted and gilded on handmade paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1985-26-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 11 images of this object.

Red lanterns and white flowers in a diaper pattern on a grey ground.

Sidewall (Canada), 1950–58
machine-printed, textured ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-214

This object was made by The Canadian Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Length of printed silk with headless figures in three-quarter back view.

Textile (Japan), 1950–59
silk.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2012-8-1

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

Kimono fabric with large-scale dragon flies reserved in white and placed at angles across a dark blue ground fabric. Dragon flies appeared cropped at the wings due to the large scale.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Lime green, white, grey, and black leaf fronds on a blue-green ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1938–50
machine-printed, textured ground.
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
1991-89-220

This object was made by York Wall Paper Company.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Heavily embossed. Central motif of pineapple alternating with a chrysanthemum-like flower. Large birds with exotic tail feathers, grapes, pomegranates along with many varieties of floral and foliage. Embossed area in gold with a taupe background.

Imitation Leather (England), 1923
embossed, stenciled on paper.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Spencer.
1995-13-7

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