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Border (France)

This is a Border. It is dated 1795–1805 and we acquired it in 1928. Its medium is block printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

50 x 9.5 cm (19 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Border (France); block printed on handmade paper; 50 x 9.5 cm (19 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1928-2-55

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