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Sidewall (France)

This is a Sidewall. It is dated 1775–85 and we acquired it in 1928. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

80.5 x 59 cm (31 11/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 80.5 x 59 cm (31 11/16 x 23 1/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1928-2-95

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