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Colorway A - single width shown
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In 1834 Eneral Griffin, an escaped African American slave, purchased a small, 1827 house near Hamilton, Ontario. Whether this paper was already installed at the time of sale or if it was hung soon after is unknown. A precise date is difficult as this was the period when mechanized printing methods began to appear. Certain aspects of the original document favor a roller printed origin over a block printed one; other characteristics give plausibility to the earlier technology.
Griffin House Sprig is our youngest version of the perennially popular pattern style. As with the others, this one is highly versatile and a good candidate for custom coloring…
Imperial Measurements: Repeat 2 ⅞ inches, width 21 ⅞ inches, length 11 yards, straight match.
Metric Measurements: 7 cm, 55 cm, 10 m.
InquireSamples are available for all Adelphi Paper Hangings patterns. Standard pattern samples are 12 inches by 23 inches and are available for $15. for each pattern. Small samples, business envelope size, are available on request, at no charge (limited to 10 per customer).
Color choices for our patterns are not limited to those shown.
All Adelphi patterns can be custom colored to better acknowledge the paper's context. Additional lead time is required for all custom work.