Cable Chain Egg and Dart
Floret Border Lamb's Tongue Border
Mock Flock Border Otis Federal Chain
Palmette Border Réveillon Border
Rose and Sprig Border Sawtooth and Guilloche
Sayre Arcade Sayre Sawtooth
Festoon Border Greek Key Border
Hermitage Leaf Border Lilac Border
Orbes Directoire Ribbon Border
Anthemion Frieze Egyptian Frieze
Garland and Tassel Grapevine Frieze
 
Virchaux Swan Frieze  

 



American (Boston or Philadelphia) circa 1795

This neo-classical pattern is based on one found at the 19th century Pope Villa, a house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in Lexington, Kentucky. A slightly different version, now in the collection of Historic New England was retrieved from Montpelier, Henry Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine.

The imitation of fabric in wallpaper design was a common neo-classical device at the end of the 18th century. The festoon in this pattern is complete with a bottom fringe, gimp at the top, tassels between swags and embroidered motifs. This frieze would have been accompanied by a thin border outlining the other margins of the wall.

This pattern is licensed to Adelphi Paper Hangings by the Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation.

Repeat 21½ inches
Width 10 inches