Object Timeline

1915

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

1945

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Sidewall, Classic Colonial

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co.. It is dated 1915–25 and we acquired it in 1945. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of the Birge Company, Inc..

Its dimensions are

79.5 x 49 cm (31 5/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Classic Colonial; Manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co. (United States); USA; machine-printed; 79.5 x 49 cm (31 5/16 x 19 5/16 in.); Gift of the Birge Company, Inc.; 1945-12-9

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