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1948

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1991

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Sidewall, College Days

This is a sidewall. It was produced by United Wallpaper Inc.. It is dated 1948 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 127 x 76.5 cm (50 x 30 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed on selvage: "FROM THE JAMES SEEMAN COLLECTION, TRIM, RUN F, DESIGN PAT. PENDING, JOIN HERE, U.W.P.C. OF N.A. UNION MADE, A PARK AVENUE WALLPAPER"

Cite this object as

Sidewall, College Days; Produced by United Wallpaper, Inc.; USA; machine-printed; H x W: 127 x 76.5 cm (50 x 30 1/8 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-269

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

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