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Sidewall

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Art Deco sidewall with illusionistic tile pattern of octagons with short diagonal sides rendered in tan lines on cream ground; the diamond gaps formed by the diagonal sides of each octagon are filled by a five-by-five grid; ground is mottled with darker colors to give appearance of old tilework.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
J. Grantil Company, France
Date
1928–29
Credit Line
Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
Medium
Machine-printed paper
Dimensions
L x W: 75 x 47 cm (29 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Type
sample books
Wallcoverings
Sidewall
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