Thomas
Jefferson's records of
purchases for his Virginia home, Monticello, clearly indicate that
French wallpapers, were ordered for several rooms. However,
today it
is only the North Octagonal Room for which any discernable evidence
of a wallcovering exists and this is only in “ghost” images –
areas where pigments bled through
the paper and onto the plaster.
This
information, though faint, was
clear enough to identify the pattern as one which
also exists in the
archives of Colonial Williamsburg. First printed in the 18th
century, the pattern Adelphi has renamed was later reprinted
by the French wallpaper firm Jacquemart et Bernard in the 19th
century.
This pattern is
licensed to Adelphi Paper Hangings
by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Repeat: 18 inches
Width: 18 inches
Half-drop Match
The historic colorway image above shows two widths of the
pattern installed.