Griffin House Sprig Wallpaper - A

In 1834 Eneral Griffin, an escaped African American slave, purchased a small, 1827 house near Hamilton, Ontario. Whether this paper was already installed at the time of sale or if it was hung soon after is unknown. A precise date is difficult as this was the period when mechanized printing methods began to appear. Certain aspects of the original document favor a roller printed origin over a block printed one; other characteristics give plausibility to the earlier technology.