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1944

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2015

2025

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1850 and we acquired it in 1944. Its medium is block-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. Harry Horton Benkard.

Its dimensions are

55 x 46 cm (21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); block-printed; 55 x 46 cm (21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Harry Horton Benkard; 1944-43-6-a,b

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