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Sidewall

Unknownca. 1860

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

In center, large frame printed in salmon pink and green over-stamped in gold, in rustic Chinoiserie design; repeating on field, small foliate motifs printed in green and stamped in gold. Enclosed in frame, representation of seated man in brightly colored Chinese costume, against a now tarnished silver background. Asymmetrical medallion motif in Rococo style. Vertical rectangle.

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  • Title: Sidewall
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: ca. 1860
  • Physical Dimensions: w5150 x h730 cm
  • Type: Sidewall
  • Rights: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
  • Medium: Block-printed, stamped foil, applied chromolithograph
  • Dimensions: 73 x 515 cm (28 3/4 x 202 3/4 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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