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Dado (France)

This is a Dado. It is dated 1790–95 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Louis Lyons.

Its dimensions are

51.5 x 49.5 cm (20 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)

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Dado (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 51.5 x 49.5 cm (20 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis Lyons; 1950-77-1

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