Object Timeline

1910

  • Work on this object began.

1930

  • Work on this object ended.

1973

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Robert Graves Co.. It is dated 1910–1930 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is machine-printed paper, glazed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb.

Its dimensions are

92 x 49 cm (36 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in right selvedge: "The Robert Graves Co. 7856 V B".

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by Robert Graves Co. (United States); machine-printed paper, glazed; 92 x 49 cm (36 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.); Gift of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb; 1973-2-2

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