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1949

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2017

2025

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Sidewall (possibly USA)

This is a Sidewall. It is dated 1870–90 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Esther Whited.

Its dimensions are

72 x 45 cm (28 3/8 x 17 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (possibly USA); machine printed on paper; 72 x 45 cm (28 3/8 x 17 11/16 in.); Gift of Esther Whited; 1949-115-1

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