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1920

  • Work on this object began.

1944

  • We acquired this object.

1991

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2025

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co.. It is dated 1920 and we acquired it in 1944. Its medium is block-printed paper, hand-rubbed oil finish. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by M.H. Birge & Sons Co.. It is credited Gift of Birge Co., Inc..

Its dimensions are

49 x 55 cm (19 5/16 x 21 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co. (United States); block-printed paper, hand-rubbed oil finish; 49 x 55 cm (19 5/16 x 21 5/8 in.); Gift of Birge Co., Inc.; 1944-79-14

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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