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1953

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1954

  • We acquired this object.

  • Work on this object ended.

2016

2024

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Sample Book, The Finest in Wallpaper

This is a Sample book. It was manufactured by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.. It is dated 1953–54 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is machine-printed, lithography, and screen printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.. It is credited Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..

Its dimensions are

52 x 53 cm (20 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

suffixes added 8/87

Cite this object as

Sample Book, The Finest in Wallpaper; Manufactured by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc. (United States); USA; machine-printed, lithography, and screen printed on paper; 52 x 53 cm (20 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.); Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.; 1954-65-3-1/101

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