Processes of Wallpaper Production, Engraving on paper, 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., probably England or USA, 1882, wallpaper designs, Print, Print
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Processes, Wallpaper Production, Engraving, paper, image, five scenes, subtitle, upper left scene, GLIMPSE, ART, ROOM, depicts three men, easels, fourth wearing, top hat circulates, room, upper right, RECEPTION, SALE, DEPARTMENT, scene, roundel form depicting, sales reception, man, potential clients, man, woman, art off, easel, circulate, room, lower left, PRINTING, TWELVE, COLORS, ONE, IMPRESSION, CHROMATIC, PRESS, depicts, man, step ladder working, large wheeled printing press, center, mark consisting, stylized lion, dragon, tail morphing, foliage, sits, profile, holding, escutcheon, two bees, diagonal band, lower right, EMBOSSING, depicts, worker embossing, rolls, wallpaper, lower right, REELING, UP, depicts, worker rolling up, cut pieces, wallpaper, Lower margin, scrolling foliage, stippled- ground, upper margin composed, various designs, sunflowers, geometric shapes, grape bunches, birds, England, USA, 1882, wallpaper designs, Print
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