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Sidewall, Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Crow

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1840 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is block-printed paper, polished ground. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled The Fox and the Crow.

This object was donated by Harvey Smith. It is credited Gift of Harvey Smith.

Its dimensions are

53.5 x 48.5 cm (21 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Crow; France; block-printed paper, polished ground; 53.5 x 48.5 cm (21 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.); Gift of Harvey Smith; 1968-111-10

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