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1910

  • Work on this object began.

1920

  • Work on this object ended.

1945

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Sidewall, Louis XV

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co.. It is dated 1910–20 and we acquired it in 1945. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of the Birge Company, Inc..

Its dimensions are

75 x 49 cm (29 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Louis XV; Manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co. (United States); USA; machine-printed; 75 x 49 cm (29 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.); Gift of the Birge Company, Inc.; 1945-12-2

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