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Sidewall (France)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Zuber & Cie. It is dated 1890–1900 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is machine-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled China Blue.

This object was donated by Essex Institute. It is credited Gift of Essex Institute.

Its dimensions are

76.5 x 50 cm (30 1/8 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France); Manufactured by Zuber & Cie (France); machine-printed on paper; 76.5 x 50 cm (30 1/8 x 19 11/16 in.); Gift of Essex Institute; 1947-25-6

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