Another Wallpaper Discovery!
Yesterday I did a post about discovering that the 1894 wallpaper in the UPPER stair-hall was also used in the LOWER hall. But the latter had a green background while the former had a silver background.
This was a really cool discovery
Then Bo asked: Was there also a frieze on the first floor?
Ahhhh, I dunno.
So today I looked. Above the sample I found yesterday (protected by a non-original wall now removed) were several layers of 1950s papers but no older papers under. This was unexpected and most curious. And thus, no frieze.
Of course, opposite the sample I found was another thin vertical strip also protected by the non-original wall.
And under many layers of paper I found another sample of the 1894 paper! But, look above. No frieze! The paper had been scraped off. Poo! Double poo!
While standing on the ladder feeling entirely vexed, my eyes wandered over to the right. WHAT was that very thin vertical strip????????
SIDEBAR: On the second floor is a sample of the 1894 frieze. It complements the wallpaper below. Note the horizontal stripe at the bottom.
And this is the 1893 patent document of the frieze, found by Magical Bo. Note horizontal stripe. The document also shows the wallpaper, below.
Now, back to the VERY narrow vertical strip on the first floor. Why…is it possible…could it be…why yes…it is another frieze!
And its tell-tale horizontal stripe! This narrow strip, like 3/4-inches wide, was protected by, I guess, a piece of molding. But why was there molding there? I have no idea.
In the last 24-hours I was able to confirm that the upper and lower walls of the stair-hall had the same paper, and frieze. Just in different colorways.
Yep, way cool.
Now, tomorrow I need to see if any remaining 1894 ceiling paper exists on the first floor star-hall.
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That is so cool!!