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Sidewall (USA)

This is a Sidewall. It is dated 1840–70 and we acquired it in 1974. Its medium is machine-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Delafield, Hope & Linker. It is credited Gift of Delafield, Hope & Linker.

Its dimensions are

182 x 49.5 cm (71 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.)

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Sidewall (USA); machine-printed paper; 182 x 49.5 cm (71 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.); Gift of Delafield, Hope & Linker; 1974-81-16-a,b

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