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1953

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2015

2025

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Sidewall (Japan, for export)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1885 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is fiber composition impregnated with tung oil, embossed and painted. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of the Franklin Roosevelt Library.

Its dimensions are

50.5 x 35.5 cm (19 7/8 x 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (Japan, for export); fiber composition impregnated with tung oil, embossed and painted; 50.5 x 35.5 cm (19 7/8 x 14 in.); Gift of the Franklin Roosevelt Library; 1953-156-3-a/c

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