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Frieze (USA)

This is a Frieze. It is dated ca. 1890 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is hand painted in oil pigments on canvas. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by John Davison Rockefeller Jr.. It is credited Gift of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr..

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (b): 99.1 × 130.5 cm (39 in. × 51 3/8 in.) L x W (a): 207 × 129.5 cm (6 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 51 in.)

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Frieze (USA); hand painted in oil pigments on canvas; H x W x D (b): 99.1 × 130.5 cm (39 in. × 51 3/8 in.) L x W (a): 207 × 129.5 cm (6 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 51 in.); Gift of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.; 1937-57-5-a,b

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