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  • We acquired this object.

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Border (USA), 1955

This is a Border. It is dated 1955 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Scalamandré. It is credited Gift of Scalamandre.

Its dimensions are

5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) roll

Cite this object as

Border (USA), 1955; machine-printed; 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) roll; Gift of Scalamandre; 1990-84-44

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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