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Lincrusta-Walton

Christopher Dresser, Scottish, 1834–1904

Repeat of leafy stems and rosettes in relief, gold on dull red. One half of each leaf textured with cross-hatching, pebbling, imbrication or venation unlike that of other half. Rosettes centered with Maltese crosses, circles of dots, etc. The metallic-gold floral pattern stands out in high relief from the maroon ground. Nearly square format.

Date

1881–1882

Type

Wallcoverings

Medium

Painted and gilded Lincrusta-Walton

Department

CHNDM

Institution

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object number

chndm_1937-57-3

Credit

Gift of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.