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Border (France)

This is a Border. It is dated ca. 1850 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is block-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 292 x 57 cm (9 ft. 6 15/16 in. x 22 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Written in graphite on verso: "3180 7 02 Magenta No_ _/ 1/4 Coms"

Cite this object as

Border (France); block-printed; Overall: 292 x 57 cm (9 ft. 6 15/16 in. x 22 7/16 in.); Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund; 2000-31-3

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