Floor Paper, 1875–1906 Machine-printed on paper. Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds. 1995-165-18.

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Printed two across, wood grain design similating parquet floor, in zig-zag pattern.

This is a floor paper from United States. It is dated 1875–1906 and we acquired it in 1995. Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds. This object is currently resting in our storage facility ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Its medium is

machine-printed on paper

Mr. Laurence McGilvery was the agent of this object.

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