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1940

  • Work on this object began.

1954

  • We acquired this object.

  • Work on this object ended.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Bookpaper, Book Paper: Paste Paper (Sample), ca. 1940–54

This is a Bookpaper. It was created by R. Hunter Middleton. It is dated ca. 1940–54 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is pink paste on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by R. Hunter Middleton.

Its dimensions are

12 × 17.4 cm (4 3/4 × 6 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Bookpaper, Book Paper: Paste Paper (Sample), ca. 1940–54; R. Hunter Middleton; pink paste on cream paper; 12 × 17.4 cm (4 3/4 × 6 7/8 in.); 1954-149-16

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