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1943

  • Work on this object began.

1948

  • We acquired this object.

1953

  • Work on this object ended.

1995

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Sidewall - Sample, The Greeff Collection

This is a Sidewall - sample. It was manufactured by Greeff Fabrics Inc.. It is dated ca. 1948 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is screen printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Greeff Fabrics Inc.. It is credited Gift of Greeff Fabrics, Inc..

Its dimensions are

56 x 34 cm (22 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall - Sample, The Greeff Collection; Manufactured by Greeff Fabrics Inc.; USA; screen printed paper; 56 x 34 cm (22 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.); Gift of Greeff Fabrics, Inc.; 1948-65-1-a/r

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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