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Sidewall
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Sidewall

ca. 1880 · Machine-printed paper

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

About this work

Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered lily-like flowers and ears of grain; total repeat not seen in sample; naturalistic block shading; combination of black and golden detailing and outlining and false cast shadows gives pseudo-embossed effect; color scheme of white, greens, red on green ground.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit lineSidewall. ca. 1880. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.. CC0.

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