Object Timeline

1928

  • Work on this object began.

1934

  • Work on this object ended.

1973

  • We acquired this object.

2017

2024

  • You found it!

Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1928–1934 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is machine printed on ungrounded paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Miss Aimee Lamb and Miss Rosamond Lamb. It is credited Gift of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb.

Its dimensions are

37 x 49 cm (14 9/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in selvedge: "Light Resisting / B 198 3".

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); machine printed on ungrounded paper; 37 x 49 cm (14 9/16 x 19 5/16 in.); Gift of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb; 1973-2-13

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