Wallpaper

Wallcoverings at Belle Grove changed with times, and peeling them away is like turning back time. A subtly colored rose pattern is dated 1860 on the selvedge. Trailing Arbutus (pattern shown at left) was found beneath it, with at least one layer of paint under that. The color of this covering - over one hundred sixty years old - is still rich.

selvedge - edge of wallpaper where Manufacturer information is printed.

Definitions are from:
Lounsbury, Carl R. An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.