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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1958
Page
11
The article traces wallpaper origins to French craftsmen and early letterpress methods. It notes early wall hangings emerged as cheaper substitutes for luxury fabrics in European palaces and great houses. The oldest known block printed paper was found in Christ's College Cambridge during 1911 restorations.
A compact survey traces wallpaper history from 16th century French domino and marbled papers to English flock designs, Reveillon panels, and Britain's roll formats. It notes Paris and London artisans, American beginnings in Philadelphia in 1769, and the Victorian decline before revival.
Adapted from woodcuts by German artist Sybille Kringel this Zoo paper features lively nursery animals in black on white or white on apricot backgrounds. From the Rasch International Artist section these papers would brighten a nursery or playroom.
League of Women Voters Unit II will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Mrs Edward Gawle’s home on W Lexington Extension to continue a discussion titled Teachers and Teacher Qualifications led by Mrs Robert Quinn.
The executive board of High Point Junior Woman's Club will meet Wednesday at 1119 Forest Hill Dr at 10 a.m. Mrs Carl Vaughn hosts the session.
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