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Design consists of two bands of varied patterns. The wider top band alternates stylized daisies with stylized floral embellishments centered on quattrefoils. The bottom band contains two rows of "bricks" decorated with a diamond pattern. Printed in light green, yellow, gold, brown and white.

Border (France), 1805–30
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-73-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Design is divided equally into two bands. On the top band, a highlighted leaf repeats continuously against a polka-dot background with edgings of dentils and tiny crescents. The lower band is simpler: a row of rosettes runs down the center against a background of vertical stripes; printed in blues and white over a pastel blue ground.

Border (France), 1800–1820
block-printed on joined sheets of handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-84-a/c

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

The top and bottom bands edging the design consist of lozenge-and-reverse-"S" pattern. These border the center of the strip which contains geometric shapes formed by six-line ribbon stripes criss-crossing at diamond-shaped motif. Geometric shape encloses row of stylized flowers and leaves. Diamond shape encloses daisy-like flower. Printed in orange, white, gray and deep turquoise on black ground.

H# 458

Border (France), 1790–1810
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-9-a/h,k

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Realistically modelled band of assorted, multi-colored flowers and flocked foliage runs down the center of this border. Stripes of flocking on the edges. Printed in yellow, blue, pink, greens and gray on a white satin ground.

H# 553

Border (France), 1835–75
block-printed and flocked on machine-made paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-90-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Design of serpentine stem with leaves and flowers with narrow leaf border on one side and other side cut. Colors: light and dark pink, blue, green, brown, and white.

Border (France), late 18th century
silk.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks Collection.
1943-46-25

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

Nine swatches of wallpaper borders, including architectural moldings, tufting, ribbon and rod, oak leaves with acorns, corn.

Border (France), 1820–50
block-printed and flocked.
Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
1998-75-124

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

Nine swatches of wallpaper borders, including architectural moldings, floral motifs, beading.

Border (France), 1820–50
block-printed and flocked.
Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
1998-75-130

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

Alternating wheat bundles and large leaves above ribbon twist on cable, with strung beads along the top. Printed in grisaille, green and blue with a brown ground.

Border (France), 1810–40
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
1998-75-148

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Horizontal design, in yellow and green on a blue field. Rosette and foliage scrolls, with bead-and-reel across top, and bead-and-reel and leaf across bottom.

Border (France), ca. 1835
block-printed.
Gift of Cowtan and Sons, Ltd..
1907-5-24

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Horizontal rectangle. Border paper with two and one-half repeats of foliageserpentine with recurring hydrangea blossom. Two black lines along one edge and black band with pink chevron along other edge.

Border (France), ca. 1800
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1928-2-51

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Horizontal rectangle. Border paper with eight units of a floral design suggestive of Indian embroidery. Narrow figured band across top of paper, and wider figured band across bottom.

Border (France), ca. 1805
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1928-2-54

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

Horizontal rectangle. Across top, heart-shaped leaf motif in neutral yellows on neutral red-orange field. Below, chain of flowers and foliage. Printed in white, orange, red, violet and green on a blue field.

Border (France), 1805–15
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-45-67

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

Two borders printed side by side on the length of paper. Central motif is a mirror image of a modified scissors scroll decorated with elements derived from pineapple, bay, and palm leaf. This motif is enclosed by black lines ending in Greek key patterns. Above is a string of beads, below, a band of grape leaves. Yellow and black on chocolate ground.

Border (France), 1815–25
block-printed on handmade paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Catharine Oglesby.
1958-78-2

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

Basically a rinceau design done in black print on yellow-green flocked ground. Ivy leaves combine with four-part floral spray in design.

Border (France), ca. 1840
block-printed, flocked, handmade paper, joined.
Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc..
1959-160-51-a/c

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Large acanthus leaves alternate with acacia leaves, both in brown flock. Divided by ochre uprights (pilaster strip) with panels having white parallel lines forming diamonds. Top border consists of brown paired acanthus leaves on brown flock.

Border (France), 1815–25
block-printed paper, flocked.
Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc..
1959-160-57

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

Grisaille laurel leaves, horizontal and overlapping, within a gilt-lined and beaded frame. Below, warm red flock strip, finished by a graded gray line.

Border (France), 1850
machine-printed paper, gilt, flocked.
Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc..
1959-160-62

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

On ground of orange-yellow, illusionistically shaded; continuous scrolled band of large acanthus leaves, tendrils, and rosettes in greens, pinks and white. Edging below: cable of close-packed flowers between architectonic lines, in pinks.

Border (France), 1800–1820
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc..
1959-160-68-a/d

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

On light brown ground, pattern in bright blue, yellows, pink, brown and black. Urns on pedestals, Greek key, tasseled fabric, with flower and leaf pattern, etc.

Border (France), 1800–1830
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc..
1959-160-69

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

Undulating blue scrollwork entwined with a rope of orange-pink roses and green leaves. Printed on dark gray ground.

Border (possibly France), 1830
block-printed.
1953-202-3

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

Horizontal rectangle. Cluster of pink roses alternating horizontally with cluster of pink and white roses and white daisies. Green leaves. Ground at top is white, glazed. Below the flower band the field is dark red flock.

Border (France), 1860
block-printed, flocked.
1954-155-3

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

Horizontal band of clusters of leaves and clusters of flowers connected by stems. Blue flowers and green and white flowers. Yellow and green leaves. Printed on red ground.

Border (France), 1820
block-printed on handmade paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1952-52-19-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Grisaille rococo scrollwork with leaf forms, enclosing medallions. The latter are embellished with black strapwork scrolls and leaf forms on blue ground. (Probably clipped on one side or both. Were probably two or more lengths to a width originally). Printed on blue ground.

Border (possibly France), ca. 1845
block-printed.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1952-52-24

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

Border of black and light blue composed of abstract trees separated pillars.

Border (France), 1800–1810
flocked and stencilled on handmade paper.
Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1960-119-15

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Large pattern of intertwined ostrich plumes printed in irise or rainbow effect, green hibiscus flowers and leaves in continuous cable of yellows, greens, and browns; on ground of deep red flock. Bottom edge: in yellows and browns; laurel branches placed diagonally and shaded as if wrapped around horizontally streaked-as-if-rounded banding.

Border (France), 1820–30
block-printed and flocked on handmade paper.
Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1960-119-8

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

Slightly more than one repeat of a design of clustered carnations entwined about a beaded rod. Field above is white, red flock below. Printed in red flock, greens and pinks on white glazed ground.

Border (France), 1850–60
block-printed and flocked.
Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes.
1940-117-5

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

Repeating design of acanthus and seaweed, above simulated leaf-molding. Printed in yellows, greens, and grays, with black shading, on blue ground.

Border (France), ca. 1830
block-printed.
Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes.
1940-117-6

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Wide band of bright flowers over grisaille leaves, grisaille guilloche along bottom, on gray ground.

Border (France), ca. 1810–30
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Samuel J. Dornsife.
1974-41-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Ocher and metallic gold scrolling foliage, intertwined with swag of green flowers.

Border (possibly France), ca. 1850
block-printed.
Gift of Samuel J. Dornsife.
1974-41-7

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

Wide upper band with stylized floral or foliate motif containing green motif with mauve beading under scrolling leaves. This alternates with smaller motif with floral element. Narrow scalloped band along lower edge. Printed in green, yellow, white and mauve on black ground.

H# 357B

Border (France), 1800–1825
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-10-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Narrow rope twist or cable molding borders. Printed in shades of deep red on lavender ground. Printed eight across.

H# 135

Border (France), 1835–1900
block-printed on continuous machine-made paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-141-a/e

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

Textile imitation, wide zig-zag or herringbone pattern with suspended anthemia and tassels. Narrow band of floral motifs across top edge. Printed in ocher and rust-color.

H# 461

Border (France), 1820–50
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-151

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

Flocked rinceau pattern on a wavy background. Cable molding. Band of gadrooning motifs and flowers. Bottom of border has heavy pigment loss but possible egg and dart motif. Printed in orange, shades of yellow and brown.

H# 318

Border (France), 1820–35
block-printed and flocked on paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-182

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Four bands of a border design printed across the width. Each band consists of a wide central strip containing dragonflies framed by octagonal, beaded shapes with attached sprays of foliage alternating with lozenges pierced by two arrows. Above this strip is a band of simple floral motifs (quatrefoil) alternating with diamonds, all these punctuated by a center dot. Below the wide central strip are two narrow stripes. Printed in blue, mauve, green and white on a black ground.
H# 515

Border (France), 1800–1830
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-2-a,b

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

Wide band of anthemion with scrolling tendrils, below a band of beading. Printed in grisaille.

H# 440

Border (France), 1790–1810
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-21-a/c

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

Classically dressed figures with Empire or ancient style furniture including a candelabra form, an ancient style chair, and a table with monopodia and ancient Greek vessel placed on top. At right edge, lower half of figure with a shield. Platform composed of a band of dentils. Printed in shades of brown on tan ground (?).

Border (France), 1810–25
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-215

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Narrow border of classical inspiration. A band of enlarged bead-and-reel pattern, each decorated with foliage, extends between an edge of dentilling and an edge of imbricated scalloped bands.

Border (France), 1790–1810
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-23-a,b

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