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1941

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2018

2024

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Sidewall (Japan)

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1875–85 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is embossed paper, gilded. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by John Ward Dunsmore. It is credited Gift of John Ward Dunsmore (through the New-York Historical Society).

Its dimensions are

42 x 18.5 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (Japan); embossed paper, gilded; 42 x 18.5 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.); Gift of John Ward Dunsmore (through the New-York Historical Society); 1941-47-1

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