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| July 2009 Pic of the Month Victorian America’s Love Affair with Wallpaper |
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The collection also includes a significant number of classically-inspired borders and other wallpaper details. Dating from about 1890 to 1910, many of these depict architectural elements from ancient Greece and Rome. This border represents the egg and dart pattern, one of the most common designs in Greek and Roman architecture. The boldness and large size of patterns like this one are references to the glories of the ancient empires, which Americans sought to emulate. ID.THF67932 |
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