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Ceiling Medallion (USA)

This is a ceiling medallion. It is dated 1850–75 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is machine-printed on machine made paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. John Rose.

Its dimensions are

67 x 50 cm (26 3/8 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Ceiling Medallion (USA); machine-printed on machine made paper; 67 x 50 cm (26 3/8 x 19 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. John Rose; 1947-113-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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