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Sidewall (France)

This is a sidewall. It was made by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon. It is dated 1789. Its medium is block printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

From the John Lincklaen House in Cazenovia, New York. Said to have been hung in 1797, in the new parlor, in honor of the marriage of John Lincklaen and Helen Ledyard. The remaining wallpaper (still in Cazenovia) appeared to have been removed from a folding screen. This sample was probably from the same screen.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled How It All Began: The First Wallpaper Acquired by Cooper Union.

This object was donated by Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild.

  • Overdoor (France)
  • block-printed on handmade paper.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-76
  • Dado (France)
  • block-printed on handmade paper.
  • Gift of John Judkyn in memory of his mother, Florence Judkins.
  • 1953-213-1-a,b
  • Sidewall (France)
  • block printed, hand painted, gilded on handmade paper.
  • Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
  • 1985-26-1

Our curators have highlighted 6 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

  • Dado (France)
  • block printed on handmade paper.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-77
  • Pleated Fan (USA)
  • painted silk gauze leaf, carved and painted wood sticks.
  • 1952-121-1

Its dimensions are

H x W: 107 x 52.5 cm (42 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France); Made by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon (French, 1725–1811); block printed on handmade paper; H x W: 107 x 52.5 cm (42 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild; 1900-5-3

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