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Sidewall, Country Life

This is a Sidewall. It is dated 1865–70 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is machine-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Francis Irene Clark.

Its dimensions are

88.5 x 56 cm (34 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Country Life; possibly England; machine-printed paper; 88.5 x 56 cm (34 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.); Gift of Francis Irene Clark; 1959-117-3

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

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