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Sidewall, Japonaiserie
This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by W.N. Peak. It is dated 1883–85 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is machine-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
Anglo-Japanese wallcoverings, composed of tightly patterned circles, squares, and rectangles filled with ornament and arranged asymmetrically, became the vogue for walls and ceilings of parlors and libraries during the 1880s. This example, combining images of Niagara Falls as well as the Niagara Railroad Suspension Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge (both designed by John Augustus Roebling), appears to celebrate man’s ability to harness the power of natural forces and materials to create new technologies such as cast-iron bridges.
Wall Label from exhibition, "Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape," Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY.
This object was
donated by
Grace Lincoln Temple.
It is credited Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
- Bandbox And Lid, Grand Canal
- block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
- Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
- 1913-12-9-a,b
- Bandbox, Engine Company No. 13
- block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1917-36-7-a,b
Its dimensions are
H x W: 75 x 48.5 cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.) Repeat H x W: 39.8 x 47 cm (15 11/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Sidewall, Japonaiserie; Manufactured by W.N. Peak; USA; machine-printed paper; H x W: 75 x 48.5 cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.) Repeat H x W: 39.8 x 47 cm (15 11/16 x 18 1/2 in.); Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple; 1938-62-18
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Frederic Church, Winslow Homer & Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape and Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper.
