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English 1765
The
surviving document for Chestertown Vine was found in the Buck-Bacchus
Store, the oldest commercial building in Chestertown, Maryland (and
also the home of Adelphi's Buck-Bacchus Border). The building
was
constructed in 1735 by John Buck, a wealthy Devonshire, England
merchant who expanded his business holdings in the colonies.
The
building was purchased by William Bacchus in 1854, who used it as both
a store and a residence.
The original
document of this pattern shows it to be not only block printed but
flocked. Adelphi's rendition replaces the flocked areas with distemper
paint. Since it is difficult to determine the exact color of
the
original flock, a tone-on- tone format has been selected as being
appropriate for the time period.
This pattern is
licensed to Adelphi Paper Hangings by The Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation.
Repeat 10 7/8
inches
Width 21 1/4 inches
Straight match
The
historic colorway image above shows two widths of the pattern
installed. Alternate colorway images show one complete width
of
the pattern.
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