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Print, Processes of Wallpaper Production

This is a Print. It is dated 1882 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

38 x 25.1 cm (14 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: 1882; in plate, lower margin: DECORATIVE ART IN THE HOMES OF THE PEOPLE--ITS PROGRESS ILLUSTRATED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WALL-PAPER

Cite this object as

Print, Processes of Wallpaper Production; probably England or United States; engraving on paper; 38 x 25.1 cm (14 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.); 1955-91-1

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