Fragment of "Honeybee" wallpaper, designed by Candace Wheeler in 1881, from a house in Bath, Maine. In the pattern honeybees fly among circling floral vines on a background pattern of honeycomb. Block-printed in metallic gold, metallic silver, nude, tan, brown, yellow on light blue ground. The pa...
Date:
1881
Maker:
Wheeler, Candace (Designer)
Material:
paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, block printing (relief printing process), metallic pigment
GUSN:
288563
Accession Number:
2001.281.594