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1973

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2016

2024

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1850–1900 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is block-printed on machine made paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse.

Its dimensions are

50.5 x 47.5 cm (19 7/8 x 18 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); block-printed on machine made paper; 50.5 x 47.5 cm (19 7/8 x 18 11/16 in.); Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse; 1973-42-19

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