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Britannia

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
a) Corinthian columns support alternatively large and small arches. An urn on pedestal beneath each of smaller arches. In larger arches: Concave colonade of doric columns topped by statue of Britannia, facing right holding spear, resting on shield. Apparently a copy of 1970-26-2; in the printing, the pattern was reversed; b,c) Stamped in an oval on verso: -b2X "___lls & Co./HARTFORD".
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Mills & Co./Hartford, 1793
Date
1794–99
Credit Line
Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.
Medium
Block printed on handmade paper
Dimensions
125.5 x 56 cm (49 7/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Type
Wallcoverings
Object Name
Sidewall
Type
Sidewall
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