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Scenic Panel, Les Portiques d'Athenes

This is a scenic panel. It was designed by Xavier Mader and manufactured by Dufour et Leroy. It is dated ca. 1820 and we acquired it in 1936. Its medium is block-printed on machine made paper, applied border. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

181.5 x 56.5 cm (71 7/16 x 22 1/4 in.)

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Scenic Panel, Les Portiques d'Athenes; Designed by Xavier Mader; Manufactured by Dufour et Leroy (France); France; block-printed on machine made paper, applied border; 181.5 x 56.5 cm (71 7/16 x 22 1/4 in.); Gift of Erskine Hewitt; 1936-10-3

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

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