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Sidewall (USA)
This is a sidewall. It is dated 1875–1906 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is block printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
Wallpaper imitating decorative wood paneling such as bead board. Regularly spaced channels or grooves give the design a tromp l’oeil effect creating a strong vertical which would make a wall appear taller. There is a long tradition of wood grain wallpapers and they have been produced by every printing technique.
It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds.
Its dimensions are
Overall: 680.7 x 49.5 cm (22 ft. 4 in. x 19 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Sidewall (USA); block printed on paper; Overall: 680.7 x 49.5 cm (22 ft. 4 in. x 19 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds; 1995-165-23
