Vertical rectangle of joined sheets of paper. Large flowing design of foliage and flowers in the manner of Jean Pillement's Indian design. Printed in orange, blue, and greens.

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-0001	We photographed this object.
1931	We acquired this object.
1991	We exhibited this object.
2009	We photographed this object.
2014	We photographed this object. We exhibited this object. This was an Object of the Day.
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Sidewall (France), 1760–65

This is a Sidewall. It is dated 1760–65 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is block printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

Many of the wallpapers the founders collected are strong examples of a style, or produced by a premier manufacturer, but not always in the best condition. Close inspection of this paper traditionally referred to as India figure or chintz figures shows the paper is actually an amalgamation of many smaller pieces pasted together to complete the design with missing areas being recreated to complete the design. This is one of the earliest wallpapers in the Cooper Hewitt collection.

This object was featured in our Object of the Day series in a post titled India Chintz All Pieced Together.

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

Block printed cotton with exotic plants including an aloe and a diminutive palm tree with a butterfly, in bright colors on a white background.

Textile, Fleurs Tropicales et Palmiers (Tropical Flowers and Palms), ca. 1787
cotton.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1973-51-105

Fragment of printed cotton with small-scale design of exotic flowers and fantastical insects in blue, green, yellow, and many shades of purple, red and pink on a puce ground.

Textile, Les Coquecigrues, ca. 1792
cotton.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1973-51-137

A slender tree trunk runs vertically down the center of this printed linen, with branches to each side sprouting exotic fruits and flowers. In many bright, clear colors on a white ground.

Textile, Vegetable Tree, designed 1944; this printing 1981
linen.
1982-60-1

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Vining floral pattern. Brightly colored realistically rendered floral bouquets, along with secondary vining pattern in grisaille. Printed on mint green polished or satin ground.

Sidewall (France), 1840–70
block printed on satin ground, continuous paper.
Gift of Josephine Howell.
1972-42-202-a/d

Poster, Tehran Touch, Iranian Graphic Design New Scene, 2014

Poster, Tehran Touch, Iranian Graphic Design New Scene, 2014
digital print.
Courtesy of the designer.
s-e-1714

Roll of paper printed in a repeating design of flowers and foliage in the style of Pillement. Roll formed of joined sheets.

Sidewall (possibly England), 1770–80
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Mrs. Luke Vincent Lockwood.
1935-6-1

Its dimensions are

H x W: 92.5 x 57 cm (36 7/16 x 22 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Pieced together with painted restoration.

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France), 1760–65; block printed on handmade paper; H x W: 92.5 x 57 cm (36 7/16 x 22 7/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-45-10

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Hewitt Sisters Collect and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BTDa/
Accession Number 1931-45-10
Object ID 18319135