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1955

  • Work on this object began.

1990

  • We acquired this object.

1995

2016

2024

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Border (USA)

This is a Border. It is dated 1955 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Scalamandré. It is credited Gift of Scalamandre.

Its dimensions are

5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) roll

Cite this object as

Border (USA); machine-printed; 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) roll; Gift of Scalamandre; 1990-84-79

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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