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Sidewall (France)

This is a sidewall. It was attributed to Desfossé et Karth. It is dated 1850–1875 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is block-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Harvey Smith. It is credited Gift of Harvey Smith.

Its dimensions are

64 x 49.5 cm (25 3/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France); Attributed to Desfossé et Karth (France); block-printed paper; 64 x 49.5 cm (25 3/16 x 19 1/2 in.); Gift of Harvey Smith; 1968-111-27

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