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Medium:
Machine-printed, newsprint
Dimensions:
28.5 x 27 cm (11 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Sidewall - fragment
Possibly made in:
United States
Date:
1900–25
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
On light brown background, through which newsprint of verso is visible, geometric design of interlacing wide bands and vines. Metallic foil (?)-like coloring with shallow embossed texture in gold, copper and greenish-silver color. On verso: a later reproduction of a newspaper dated Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863 is printed.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Oscar R. Houston
Accession Number:
1967-73-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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/kq4faf361b3-5475-42bc-a502-5092702d3545
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1967-73-1-a_b