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Border (USA)

This is a Border. It is dated 1870–90 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is block-printed on embossed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse.

Its dimensions are

42 x 24.5 cm (16 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Written on verso in ink: "Mrs. Horatio Rogers/No. Andover, Mass."

Cite this object as

Border (USA); block-printed on embossed paper; 42 x 24.5 cm (16 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.); Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse; 1973-42-27

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