Sidewall and borders
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1810
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Three pieces of architectural elements. a) contains the top border and a portion of the sidewall. The pilaster capital is centered between arches, each containing a central urn and flanking sphinxes. The arches contain a green background. Across the top edge runs a band of dentil molding. The sidewall portion contains a brick pattern with a small inset medallion containing an urn. b) This sidewall portion is a brick pattern with an inset medallion. The medallion contains a winged figure with a serpent and a flaming column. A pilaster along the left edge. c) is the bottom border. This contains the pilaster base with a lion mask in relief. This alternates with a laurel and ribbon swag. Printed in shades of brown, ocher, green and white.
place: label: made in
content: France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Wallcoverings Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1998-75-204-a/c
objectType: label: Type
content: Wallcoverings
label: Type
content: Sidewall and borders
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Block-printed on handmade paper
label: Dimensions
content: a) Overall: 50.5 x 63 cm (19 7/8 x 24 13/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: b) 37 x 48.5 cm
label: Dimensions
content: c) 23 x 35.5 cm