Description

Ribbon Sprig was discovered in Concord, Massachusetts and may have originated in Boston, but it is of sufficiently high quality to also suggest that it could be of French origin.

Free floating, small figured sprig patterns were popular throughout the late 18th century both in French and English wallpapers. The fact that this sprig is an abstracted form rather than a recognizable flower is characteristic of French patterns. While it is pictured here in original document Etruscan colors – orange and black on a grey ground – it could easily be printed in black and white on light blue, buff, peach or ochre.

This is an excellent choice for bedchambers and small secondary rooms. Typically it was hung either with a broad frieze and a narrow 1″-2″ border outlining both doors and windows or simply trimmed with a narrow border of 1″-2″ at all the margins.

Imperial Measurements: Repeat 2 ½ inches, width 20 ¾ inches, length 11 yards, straight match.

Metric Measurements: 5.7 cm, 42.7 cm, 10 m.