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Object Timeline

1950

  • Work on this object began.

1951

  • Work on this object ended.

1958

  • We acquired this object.

2011

2025

  • You found it!

Sidewall, Balloons

This is a sidewall. It was made by Piazza Prints Inc.. It is dated 1950–1951 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is screen-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Jessup, Inc..

Its dimensions are

77 x 70 cm (30 5/16 x 27 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in selvedge: "Balloons", "by Portia Lebrun, Hand Printed by Piazza Prints".

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Balloons; Made by Piazza Prints Inc. (United States); United States; screen-printed on paper; 77 x 70 cm (30 5/16 x 27 9/16 in.); Gift of Jessup, Inc.; 1958-115-31

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