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Unknown Maker
Imitation leather. Bands of strapwork entwined in grapevine tendrils framing crested bird perched on branch. Pomegranates, sunflowers, grapes and grape leaves, fantastic floral and foliate forms. Printed in metallic gold and scarlet.
Credit: Gift of Arlene M. and Thomas C. Ellis
1880-90
Block-printed paper, embossed
1981-65-60
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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