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1939

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2015

2025

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1820 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is block-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Calvin S. Hathaway and The Imperial Paper & Color Co.. It is credited Gift of The Imperial Paper and Color Corporation.

Its dimensions are

71.5 x 48 cm (28 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.)

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Sidewall (USA); block-printed paper; 71.5 x 48 cm (28 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.); Gift of The Imperial Paper and Color Corporation; 1939-46-1

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