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Sidewall (France)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Jules Desfossé. It is dated 1880–90 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is block-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Norvin Hewitt Green. It is credited Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.

Its dimensions are

107 x 71 cm (42 1/8 x 27 15/16 in.)

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Sidewall (France); Manufactured by Jules Desfossé; block-printed paper; 107 x 71 cm (42 1/8 x 27 15/16 in.) ; Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green; 1938-58-1402-a/e

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