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Sidewall (France)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Arthur & Robert. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund.

Its dimensions are

248 x 32 cm (97 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. )

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France); Manufactured by Arthur & Robert; block-printed on handmade paper; 248 x 32 cm (97 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. ); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund; 1997-120-3

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