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1925

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1930

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Sidewall (Germany)

This is a Sidewall. It was designed by Josef Hillerbrand. It is dated 1925–30 and we acquired it in 1930. Its medium is machine-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Frankl Galleries.

Its dimensions are

Length 40.8 x Width 27.9 cm (16 1/16 x 11 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (Germany); Designed by Josef Hillerbrand (German, 1892 - 1981); machine-printed on paper; Length 40.8 x Width 27.9 cm (16 1/16 x 11 in.); Gift of Frankl Galleries; 1930-11-1-g

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