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Dado (France), ca. 1820

This is a Dado. It is dated ca. 1820 and we acquired it in 1931. 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

44 x 48 cm (17 5/16 x 18 7/8 in.)

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Dado (France), ca. 1820; block-printed on handmade paper; 44 x 48 cm (17 5/16 x 18 7/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-45-40

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