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Border (USA)

This is a Border. It was manufactured by American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association. It is dated 1880–87 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is block-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds.

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Border (USA); Manufactured by American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association (United States); block-printed; Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds; 1995-165-34

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