Old Time Wall Papers Part 11

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_PLATE XIX_

_PLATE XX_

PLATE XIX.

Early Stencilled Paper.

Fragments of very old paper from Nantucket, R. I.

PLATE XX.

A Peep at the Moon.

Another quaint stencilled paper found at Nantucket, R. I.

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_PLATE XXI_

PLATE XXI.

Pictured Ruins and Decorative Designs.

Hall of a homestead at Salem, Ma.s.sachusetts, old when gas lights were introduced in Salem. The paper was undoubtedly made to fit the stairway and hall. The large picture in the lower hall is repeated at the landing.

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_PLATE XXII_

PLATE XXII.

Hand Colored Paper with Repeated Pattern.

Parlor in the home of Mrs. Russell Jarvis at Claremont, New Hamps.h.i.+re. The paper is hand-printed on cream ground in snuff-brown color, and is made up of pieces eighteen inches square, showing three alternating pastoral scenes. In the frieze and dado the prevailing color is dark blue. (p.56)

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_PLATE XXIII_

_PLATE XXIV_

PLATE XXIII.

Scenes from Nature in Repeated Design.

Parlor of the Lindell house at Salem, Ma.s.sachusetts. White wainscoting and mantel surmounted by paper in squares, showing four outdoor scenes. The fire-board concealing the unused fire-place is covered with paper and border specially adapted to that purpose.

PLATE XXIV.

The Alhambra.

Two scenes from the Alhambra Palace, repeated in somewhat monotonous rows. Still in a good state of preservation on the upper hall of a house at Leicester, Ma.s.sachusetts,--one of the sea-port towns rich in foreign novelties brought home by sea captains.

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_PLATE XXV_

_PLATE XXVI_

PLATE XXV.

Cathedral Porch and Shrine in Repeated Design.

Effectively colored paper still on the walls at Ware, Ma.s.sachusetts, showing a shrine in the porch of a cathedral; the repeated design being connected with columns, winding stairs and ruins. The blue sky seen through the marble arches contrasts finely with the green foliage.

PLATE XXVI.

Cathedral Porch and Shrine, Architectural Background.