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1954

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Sidewall - Fragment (France)

This is a Sidewall - fragment. It is dated 1770–75 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Its dimensions are

23 x 32.5 cm (9 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall - Fragment (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 23 x 32.5 cm (9 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; 1954-137-2

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