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Sidewall (possibly USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1860 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is block printed on machine-made paper, polished ground. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology. It is credited Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 55 x 48 cm (21 5/8 x 18 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Typed on paper and affixed to front lower right corner: "No. 1 from an upper chamber at the Prebble House, Richmond, Maine."

Cite this object as

Sidewall (possibly USA); block printed on machine-made paper, polished ground; Overall: 55 x 48 cm (21 5/8 x 18 7/8 in.); Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology; 1998-75-157

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