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