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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Robert Graves Co.. It is dated 1900 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Sylvia Goodrich. It is credited Gift of Sylvia Goodrich in memory of her grandparents, Orlando R. and Elizabeth Boyd Ballou.

Its dimensions are

54 x 49.5 cm (21 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Marked: "Robert Graves Co." in selvedge

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by Robert Graves Co. (United States); machine-printed; 54 x 49.5 cm (21 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.); Gift of Sylvia Goodrich in memory of her grandparents, Orlando R. and Elizabeth Boyd Ballou; 1973-32-9

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