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Medium:
Block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support
Dimensions:
30 x 26.5 x 22.5 cm (11 13/16 x 10 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Bandbox and lid
Object Name:
Bandbox and lid
Made in:
USA
Date:
1825–35
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Paper with repeating scenes of Gallipoli and Istanbul, showing shipping, soldiers and architecture. The ships each fly their nation's flag, including France. Printed in gray and brown, with bright blues and reds in the figures in each scene.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number:
1913-17-13-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq487527902-fe1c-4371-8e31-690d34967e4b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1913-17-13-a_b