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Dado (France)

This is a Dado. It is dated 1820–30 and we acquired it in 1987. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Restoration Dado.

It is credited Gift of David and Larry Marshall.

  • Mirror (England)
  • carved, gessoed and gilt deal, mirror glass, metal.
  • Gift of Unknown Donor.
  • n-a-5057

Its dimensions are

214 x 59 cm (84 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Dado (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 214 x 59 cm (84 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.); Gift of David and Larry Marshall; 1987-3-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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