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Dado (France)

This is a Dado. It was designed by Eugene Benard and Pierre Jacquemart and manufactured by Jacquemart & Bénard. It is dated 1790 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is block printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Martin Battersby.

Its dimensions are

87 x 58.5 cm (34 1/4 x 23 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Dado (France); Designed by Pierre Jacquemart, Eugene Benard; Manufactured by Jacquemart & Bénard (France); block printed on handmade paper; 87 x 58.5 cm (34 1/4 x 23 1/16 in.); Gift of Martin Battersby; 1952-147-1

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

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