File:Print, Processes of Wallpaper Production, 1882 (CH 18406939).jpg

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English: Print, Processes of Wallpaper Production, 1882   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Print, Processes of Wallpaper Production, 1882
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English: The image shows five scenes, each with a subtitle. Beginning with the upper left scene: . A GLIMPSE . OF . THE . ART . ROOM . depicts three men at their easels as a fourth wearing a top hat circulates the room; upper right: . RECEPTION . AND . SALE . DEPARTMENT . a scene in roundel form depicting a sales reception, where a man shows potential clients (a man and woman) art off an easel, as others circulate the room; lower left: . PRINTING . TWELVE . COLORS . AT . ONE . IMPRESSION . ON . THE . CHROMATIC . PRESS . depicts a man on step ladder working a large wheeled printing press; center: A mark consisting of a stylized lion or dragon, with tail morphing into foliage, sits in profile while holding an escutcheon with two bees and a diagonal band; lower right: . EMBOSSING . depicts a worker embossing the rolls of wallpaper; lower right: . REELING . UP . depicts a worker rolling up the cut pieces of wallpaper. Lower margin has scrolling foliage on stippled-like ground; upper margin composed of various designs, including sunflowers, geometric shapes, grape bunches, and birds.
Date 1882
date QS:P571,+1882-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium engraving on paper
Dimensions 38 x 25.1 cm (14 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1955-91-1
Notes
  • Type: Print
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: 1882; in plate, lower margin: DECORATIVE ART IN THE HOMES OF THE PEOPLE--ITS PROGRESS ILLUSTRATED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WALL-PAPER
  • Country: United States
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