Unlike contemporary wallpaper patterns, those of the 19th century tended to remain in a manufacture's line for many years. Adelphi's Middlefield Sprig pattern is an example.

Stylistically, the pattern could date from as early as about 1825. A large fragment from about this time was found in a doctor's house in Middlefield, New York, printed with Prussian blue. A second version from nearby Cooperstown utilized Ultramarine blue, a pigment not commonly associated with wallpaper until the early 1840s. Historically, it would have been installed with a large scale border or frieze.

This pattern is licensed to Adelphi Paper Hangings by the Farmers' Museum.

Repeat 19 inches
Width 19½ inches
Straight Match

The historic colorway shown above is double width; alternative colorways are single width.