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1934

  • Work on this object began.

1940

  • Work on this object ended.

1992

  • We acquired this object.

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Imperial Wallcoverings Inc.. It is dated 1934–40 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Mr. Robert L. and Mrs. Jean L. Thompson.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 168 x 48.5 cm (5 ft. 6 1/8 in. x 19 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in right selvedge: Imperial Washable Wallpaper / US Patent No 1950279.

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by Imperial Wallcoverings Inc. (United States); machine printed on paper; H x W: 168 x 48.5 cm (5 ft. 6 1/8 in. x 19 1/8 in.); Gift of Mr. Robert L. and Mrs. Jean L. Thompson; 1992-157-10-a,b

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