Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 2024.1.9, Connecticut Museum of Culture a ...

Wallpaper, Phelps-Hatheway House

MakerMade by Jacquemart et Bérnard (French, 1791 - 1840)

MakerWood blocks made by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon (French, 1725 - 1811)

Date1791-1795

MediumWallpaper; colored inks probably block printed on paper

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2024.1.9

DescriptionPiece of wallpaper panel from the Phelps-Hatheway House in Suffield, made by Jacquemart et Bérnard with wood blocks made by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon. The background is a light blue-gray. There is a vase with a floral arrangement under an arch at the top of the panel. Birds and swags of fabric are in the middle, and at the bottom there is a seated female figure showing or handing something to a cherub.

NotesIn 2023, CT Landmarks staff identified the wallpaper sample as belonging to Phelps-Hatheway House.

Status

Not on view