Contributed by The General Henry Knox Museum
Description
This fragment of chinoiserie wallpaper came from Montpelier, the mansion Major General Henry Knox built in Thomaston, Maine in 1794. The paper was probably purchased from the Boston merchant Moses Grant, based on Knox's financial records at the Maine Historical Society. It is similar to the chinoiserie wallpaper roll illustrated on the billhead of Appleton Prentiss, a Boston paper stainer, but can not definitely be attributed to them as U.S. paper stainers often copied each other's products as well as European wallpapers.
About This Item
- Title: Wallpaper Fragment, ca. 1795
- Creation Date: circa 1795
- Subject Date: circa 1795
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Locations:
- Thomaston, Knox County, ME
- Boston, Suffolk County, MA
- Media: Paper
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 15.75 cm
- Local Code: P-041
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Wallpaper
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806--Homes and haunts
- Montpelier (Thomaston, Me. : Dwelling)--Wallpaper
- Moses Grant (Boston, Mass. : Firm)
People
Other Keywords
- chinese export
- chinoiserie
- decor
- decoration
- home furnishingsHenry Knox
- homes
- Knox, Henry
- Montpelier :(Dwelling)
- wallpaper
For more information about this item, contact:
The General Henry Knox MuseumP.O. Box 326, Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354-0180
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