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2000

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2016

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Sidewall (France)

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1770–99 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is block-printed on joined sheets of handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Michael Bennett Levinson. It is credited Gift of Michael Bennett Levinson.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 81 x 56 cm (31 7/8 x 22 1/16 in.) H x W (b): 82 x 50 cm (32 5/16 x 19 11/16 in.) H x W (c): 80 x 57 cm (31 1/2 x 22 7/16 in.)

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Sidewall (France); block-printed on joined sheets of handmade paper; H x W (a): 81 x 56 cm (31 7/8 x 22 1/16 in.) H x W (b): 82 x 50 cm (32 5/16 x 19 11/16 in.) H x W (c): 80 x 57 cm (31 1/2 x 22 7/16 in.); Gift of Michael Bennett Levinson; 2000-25-1-a/c

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