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1950

  • Work on this object began.

1958

  • We acquired this object.

  • Work on this object ended.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Sidewall, The Spice of Life

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by F. Schumacher & Co.. It is dated 1950–58 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is screen printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Jessup, Inc..

This object has not been digitized yet.
  • Portable Garden, 2016
  • H x W x D: 81.3 × 61 × 61 cm (32 × 24 × 24 in.).
  • Lent by Kate Cutlip.
  • 68.2017.1

Its dimensions are

58.5 x 76 cm (23 1/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, The Spice of Life; Manufactured by F. Schumacher & Co. (United States); USA; screen printed; 58.5 x 76 cm (23 1/16 x 29 15/16 in.); Gift of Jessup, Inc.; 1958-115-14

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