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Sidewall (France)
This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by J. Grantil Company. It is dated 1928–29 and we acquired it in 2010. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
The saturated purple ground adds a vibrancy to the more traditional floral pattern. The use of intense color on wallpaper increased greatly with the introduction of synthetic pigments. While first appearing on wallpaper around 1900, the variety and saturation of colors was never more apparent than those found on papers beginning in the 1920s, where less printed ornament revealed more of the boldly colored grounds.
This object was
donated by
Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz.
It is credited Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz.
- Ribbon Samples (France)
- silk, metallic thread.
- Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg.
- 1938-82-123-a/g
- Sidewall (France)
- block-printed on embossed paper.
- Gift of Harvey Smith.
- 1968-111-35
- Sidewall
- block-printed.
- Gift of Harvey Smith.
- 1968-111-69
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis)
- brush and gouache on paper.
- Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
- 1988-62-150
Its dimensions are
H x W: 75.5 × 47 cm (29 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Sidewall (France); Manufactured by J. Grantil Company (France); machine printed on paper; H x W: 75.5 × 47 cm (29 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.); Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz; 2010-31-281
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.
