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a) Printed on horizontally ribbed paper: realistically rendered yellow and pink carnations printed on green ground; b) Same.

Sidewall, 1905–25
block-printed.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-111-68-a,b

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

On wide gray and white stripes, vertical curving bands of lilies and roses in pink, white and lavender.

Sidewall, 1905–25
block-printed.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-111-79

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

On glossy white ground, naturalistic apple blossoms joined by twigs. Printed in gray-green and pink.

Sidewall (possibly England), 1905–25
block-printed.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-111-85

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

On pale green ground, tangle of dahlias, orange, pink, lavender, yellow.

Sidewall, 1905–25
block-printed paper.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-111-91

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

Stylized birds, leaves, bars of musical notes and squares of plaid, all juxtaposed and overlapping. Printed in two shades of blue, gray and green on an off-white ground.

Sidewall, Celui qui aime ecrit sur les murs [One who loves writes on the...
block printed on paper.
Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan.
1930-21-1-e

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Two different pairs of leaves alternate, printed on dotted ground. Between each of the leaf motifs is a triangle pointed down with a dot on top center. Printed in green and gray on off-white gound.

Sidewall (possibly USA), 1920–30
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Charles Grimmer & Son.
1930-14-1-a

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

Background of cream has slight horizontal corrugation. The central motif is a basket of roses and other flowers and blossoms. The arc-shaped handle of the basket is suspended by a blue ribbon from an upper branch.

Sidewall (France), 1928
machine-printed.
1948-14-15-a/k

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

a) Over lavender ground on textured paper abstracted and fragmented pattern in three shades of lavender and wine and metallic silver. Printed in selvedge: "IL FABRICATION FRANCAISE"; b) fragment of duplicate in shades of hot pink, red, blue and silver.

Sidewall (France), 1929–30
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Harrison Cultra.
1971-62-4-a/c

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

Vining floral design. Floral and foliate motifs, in pastel colors, with mica tendrils. Printed on background of all-over foliate patterning, on ungrounded paper. Printed in selvedge: "Light Resisting / B 198 3".

Sidewall (USA), 1928–1934
machine printed on ungrounded paper.
Gift of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb.
1973-2-13

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Over the shaded stripes is printed in outline only a modernistic design of draped curtains with cords and tassels, towered buildings and a continuous vine of leaves and flowers. Printed in brown outline over background of vertical pale gold and shaded apricot stripes. Printed on reverse side: "No. 2769-A".

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-1

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

Small clumps of flowering bushes arranged in alternating horizontal rows. Printed in red, blue and brown on mustard background. Printed on reverse side: "7668C".

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-5

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

Rows of vertical sticks are distributed over the surface. These sketches are inserted through small balls at their tops. A series of circles, some broken, are scattered over the background. Printed on reverse side: "6369DOriginalentwurf. Architekt A. Welk." Printed in blue, violet, green, pink and olive on pale olive field.

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-6

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

A modern design of the period composed of rectangular frames with fancy edges. Modern motifs are in the centers. A series of archways is partially behind the rectangles. Foliage is horizontally spaced between the rows of archways. The design is outlined. The mottled field has rows of pale green dots in rows ar right angles. Printed in green, red and black on gray field. Printed on reverse side: "No. 1454-04 Gruppe 13763A".

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-3

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

The motifs are only in outline and simulate a modern printing from engraved plates. Sprays and various flowers are scattered over the surface. All are printed in bright colors. Printed in vermilion, purple, blue and gold on tan field. Printed on reverse: "5212-5 Gr. 536".

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-9

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

Designed in a bold woodcut technique. Tropical scenes showing a black female figure in a grass skirt, her arms balancing a keg placed on her head; a pipe-smoking sailor, hands on hips, standing next to a barrel, against a distant sailing ship. Both scenes surrounded by tropical foliage, coconut palm trees and water. Printed in ochre, sienna, black and white.

Sidewall, Le Marin [The Sailor], 1925–30
block-printed on paper.
Gift of Frankl Galleries.
1930-11-1-e

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

On off-white ground, vertical lines getting increasingly more narrow and further apart, then heavier and closer together. This creates a 3-dimensional or concave/convex appearance. Printed in black on white ground. Printed in margin: "Wiener Werkstatte, Der Stern Entwurf Dagobert Peche".

Sidewall, Der Stern [The Star], 1925–30
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Frankl Galleries.
1930-11-1-f

This object was made by Wiener Werkstätte.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

The yellows, reds, and oranges of the "twenties." Wallpapers, mostly from Germany, using geo-mechanical, fruit, and flower motifs. Not backed with muslin.

Sidewall, 1920–29
machine printed on paper.
1930-19-1-a/p

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 34 images of this object.

Irregular fragment of paper with freely drawn conventionalized flowers, and leaves in two blues on finely granulated off-white ground.

Sidewall (USA), ca. 1930
machine-printed.
1963-72-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Broken parallel lines, both vertical and horizontal, divide the design into a series of rectangles. Some contain buildings and foliage, while others have a tree. A broken pattern of lines in soft gray covers the background. Printed on reverse side: #7210-22, Lichtbestandig.

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-10

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

Flowering branches have the appearance of being roughly sketched over surface in an assymetrical arrangement. Printed on reverse side: "1761-24 Gruppe 549, Lichtbestandig." Printed in mauve, red, plum and tan on green field.

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-7

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

Random arrangement of floral clusters. Pale colors, and all floral forms outlined with thin dark lines. Not a complete repeat. Drop match.

Sidewall (Germany), ca. 1926
machine-printed ?, embossed, oatmeal paper.
1949-134-5

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

A branching shrub with elongated pointed leaves and cotton boll-like flowers. Printed in two shades of gray and white on a chartreuse ground.

Sidewall (France), 1922–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan.
1930-21-1-h

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

Sanitary paper. Very classically styled architectural border. Quatrefoil on a boss, centered between two fluted bosses. A band of floral motifs along either edge. Printed in tans and green on off-white ground. Printed three across. Varnished.

Sidewall (USA), 1920–40
machine-printed.
Gift of Mark Bitter, Robert Bitter, Ward Bitter, and Tami Bitter Cook.
1992-139-88

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Made by Zuber of France for Harriet Bryant in New Milford, Connecticut. Patented in U.S.A. Copied from old American band box. Gray field divided into medallions with a fine scroll work in white. Two small fruit designs of peas and grapes, designs reversed in alternate rows. Two large designs, one of a two-masted sailing vessel, the other of an old mill with wheel and mill stream. These same designs also printed by Birge of U.S.A.

Sidewall (France), 1924
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
1942-19-6

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

A modern design of the period composed of rectangles of assorted sizes. They are arranged in chevron formation. Printed in shades of gold, apricot and green.

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-4

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

Irregular diagonal lines branching off a central axis at a 45 degree angle. There is a slight gap between vertical bands of diagonals. Printed in silver on light gray ground.

Sidewall (Germany), 1925–30
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Frankl Galleries.
1930-11-1-g

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

On gray ground diamond diaper design with outline of key pattern in salmon-pink.

Sidewall (USA), 1920–35
machine-printed.
Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1971-58-31

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

Alternating rosettes and bouquets of roses drop repeat diagonally to rosettes and bouquets of chrysanthemums. Rosette shapes outlined in cam-wheel ribboned outlined and fleur-de-lys at corners.

Sidewall, 1925–40
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Thomas Strahan Company.
1976-48-82

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

The field is composed of overlapping rectangles of various sizes. At intervals, a horizontal vine of leaves and flowers extends entirely across the paper. This vine is printed in bright vermilion. Design printed in shades of green, blue and gold with vermilion. Printed on reverse side: "No. 453-03-86 Gruppe 524".

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-2

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

Feathery, fern-like trees are distributed over the surface, while in the background are hazy mountains and clouds printed in soft, blending colors.

Sidewall (Germany), 1926–29
machine-printed.
Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
1946-74-8

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

Abstract floral and foliate design with grapes, berries and a bird. Printed in two shades of tan, two shades of blue and three shades of pink on a light blue ground.

Sidewall (Germany), 1925–30
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Frankl Galleries.
1930-11-1-j

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

Stylized triple-branched foliate, leaves formed by semi-circular shapes in shaded tones of ochre, attached to slender straight-line branches, on jade green ground interspersed with small ochre dots.

Sidewall (possibly Switzerland), 1925–30
block-printed on paper.
Gift of Frankl Galleries.
1930-11-1-k

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

Motifs, which appear to be scattered at random, include stylized birds, foliage, music signatures, fragments of sheet music, clouds, plaid squares. Printed in tan, black, red, and dull green against a beige background. Dada-styled wallpaper.

Sidewall, Celui qui aime ecrit sur les murs [One who loves writes on the...
block printed on machine-made paper.
Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan.
1930-21-1-c

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

White ground striped vertically with gray pinstripes. Arabesque of leaves and stems over entire field, leaving circular reserves arranged horizontally, set with rose sprays and rose buds which are pink in "a", yellow in "b", and violet in "c".

Sidewall (USA), 1937
machine-printed, distemper colors.
Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc..
1938-38-10-a/c

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Green trellis pattern on white ground.

Sidewall (USA), 1937
machine-printed, distemper.
Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc..
1938-38-7

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

Design of narrow pink stripes on blue and pale blue stripes.

Sidewall (USA), 1935–45
machine-printed.
1942-54-106

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.