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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.

Credit: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt...

c. 1860
Block-printed, stamped foil, applied chromolithograph
1931-45-72
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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