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1909

  • Work on this object began.

1992

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2025

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Postcard, Trade Card Advertisement for S. A. Maxwell Wallpaper, 1909

This is a postcard. It was made for Maxwell & Co., S.A.. It is dated 1909 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is offset color lithograph on heavy paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Anonymous. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

14 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: lower center: An attractive Wall Paper Pattern / from the 1909 / S. A. Maxwell & Co Exclusive Line Verso: upper margin, with postage and stamp: Post Card Jan 31 10 Am 1909

Cite this object as

Postcard, Trade Card Advertisement for S. A. Maxwell Wallpaper, 1909; Made for Maxwell & Co., S.A. (United States); USA; offset color lithograph on heavy paper; 14 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1992-68-1

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