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1925

  • Work on this object began.

1935

  • Work on this object ended.

1992

  • We acquired this object.

1993

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1930 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is machine-printed on ungrounded paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled A Humble Floral.

It is credited Gift of Mark Bitter, Robert Bitter, Ward Bitter, and Tami Bitter Cook.

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Sidewall (USA); machine-printed on ungrounded paper; Gift of Mark Bitter, Robert Bitter, Ward Bitter, and Tami Bitter Cook; 1992-139-33

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