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1952

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Sidewall, Persian Flowers

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by William J. Galligan. It is dated 1952 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of The Wallpaper Magazine.

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Its dimensions are

55 x 56 cm (21 5/8 x 22 1/16 in.) c) 195 x 56 cm

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Persian Flowers; Manufactured by William J. Galligan; USA; machine-printed; 55 x 56 cm (21 5/8 x 22 1/16 in.) c) 195 x 56 cm; Gift of The Wallpaper Magazine; 1953-51-5-a/c

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