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Sample Book, Williamsburg: Wallpaper Reproductions and Commemorative Paper Hangings, ca. 1955

This is a Sample book. It was manufactured by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.. It is dated ca. 1955 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.. It is credited Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..

Its dimensions are

47 x 26 cm (18 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample Book, Williamsburg: Wallpaper Reproductions and Commemorative Paper Hangings, ca. 1955; Manufactured by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc. (United States); USA; machine-printed; 47 x 26 cm (18 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.); Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.; 1957-75-1-1/51

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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