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Window Shade (USA)

This is a Window shade. It is dated 1870–1900 and we acquired it in 1983. Its medium is block-printed and hand painted on canvas. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Theodore A. Krieg.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 158 x 99 cm (5 ft. 2 3/16 in. x 39 in.)

Cite this object as

Window Shade (USA); block-printed and hand painted on canvas; Overall: 158 x 99 cm (5 ft. 2 3/16 in. x 39 in.); Gift of Theodore A. Krieg; 1983-29-18

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