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1925

  • Work on this object began.

1930

  • We acquired this object.

  • Work on this object ended.

2006

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  • You found it!

Sidewall (possibly Austria)

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1925–1930 and we acquired it in 1930. Its medium is block-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Quiet Cubism.

This object was donated by Frankl Galleries. It is credited Gift of Frankl Galleries.

Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

  • Overdoor (France)
  • block printed on handmade paper.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-82
  •
  • Flower Vase
  • hand-painted and glazed thrown earthenware.
  • Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
  • 2015-10-1

Its dimensions are

61 x 46.5 cm (24 x 18 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (possibly Austria); block-printed paper; 61 x 46.5 cm (24 x 18 5/16 in.); Gift of Frankl Galleries; 1930-11-1-m

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