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Sidewall
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Sidewall

ca. 1800 · Block-printed on handmade paper

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The squares which are formed by orange vertical and horizontal lines contain diamonds which in turn contain wreaths centered with floral sprigs. Gray and white hatching contribute toward a third dimensional effect. Printed in gray, orange, black and white on pale blue ground. A horizontal rectangle.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit lineSidewall. ca. 1800. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel. CC0.

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