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1953

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2015

2025

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Sidewall (Japan)

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

It is credited Gift of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Its dimensions are

31 x 24.5 cm (12 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (Japan); fiber composition, tung oil, embossed; 31 x 24.5 cm (12 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.); Gift of Franklin D. Roosevelt; 1953-156-9-a/d

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