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Border

J. Grantil Company1928–1929

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Flowers hamg vertically from dark and yellow-green rounded, scalloped leaves that hang from the top of the border. The flowers are crimson in the center and radiate out to a light pink. Unusual striae ground in shades of blue, black and gray. Matches background color of coordinating sidewall.

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  • Title: Border
  • Creator: J. Grantil Company
  • Date Created: 1928–1929
  • Type: Border
  • Rights: Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
  • Medium: Machine-printed, airbrushed on paper
  • Provenance: Donor purchased the two Grantil sample books from a private collector in France ca. 2000. For the remaining non-Grantil pieces, the French, Belgian and English papers were acquired from various sources in Europe, while the American samples were acquired from private collections in the United States.
  • Dimensions: L x W: 75 x 47 cm (29 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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