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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Special Collections. It is credited Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 51.5 x 50 cm (20 1/4 x 19 11/16 in.)

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Sidewall (USA); block-printed on handmade paper; Overall: 51.5 x 50 cm (20 1/4 x 19 11/16 in.); Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology; 1998-75-194

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