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1958

  • Work on this object began.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

2014

2025

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Sidewall, When in Rome

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Denst and Soderland. It is dated 1958 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is screen printed on silk. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Karl Mann Associates.

Its dimensions are

45.5 x 76 cm (17 15/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in margin: "When in Rome: A Denst and Soderlund Wallpaper".

Cite this object as

Sidewall, When in Rome; Manufactured by Denst and Soderland; USA; screen printed on silk; 45.5 x 76 cm (17 15/16 x 29 15/16 in.); Gift of Karl Mann Associates; 1959-132-6

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