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Object Timeline

1905	Work on this object began.
1915	Work on this object ended.
1979	We acquired this object.
2012	We photographed this object.
2024	You found it!

Frieze, The Washington

This is a Frieze. It was manufactured by Robert Graves Co.. It is dated 1905–1915 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is machine printed paper, mica flakes. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Victorian Collectibles. It is credited Gift of Victorian Collectibles.

Five stick figure geometic images depicted in a mural miniature for a large-scale wall decoration. The central image is of a obolong face and elongated black triangle looking like a black dress with a squiggly line for the legs and two mulit-colored tear drops as hands. On the left of the central image is a a figure made of long lines and balls at the end with two central boxes colored black and blue. Below this is a black round head figure lying down with a triangle skirt in red and black. This same image is seen on the top right of the central figure and below this is a squiggly lined figure with a rounded triangle face with a blue and red eye.

Sample Book Page, Mural Scrolls, 1948
screen printed on canvas.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1953-61-1-4

Its dimensions are

200 x 56 cm (78 3/4 x 22 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in top selvedge: The Washington / 3926 / Robert Graves Co.

Cite this object as

Frieze, The Washington; Manufactured by Robert Graves Co. (United States); USA; machine printed paper, mica flakes; 200 x 56 cm (78 3/4 x 22 1/16 in.); Gift of Victorian Collectibles; 1979-91-9

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CPPB/
Accession Number 1979-91-9
Object ID 18501397