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1959

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2012

2025

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Borders (France)

This is a Borders. It is dated ca. 1870 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is block-printed paper, varnish. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Josephine Howell, Inc.. It is credited Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc..

Its dimensions are

76 x 25.5 cm (29 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

one of two fragments; needs suffixes?

Cite this object as

Borders (France); block-printed paper, varnish; 76 x 25.5 cm (29 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.); Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc.; 1959-160-36

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