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Sidewall, Peter Pan and Wendy

This is a Sidewall. It was designed by Sir J.M. Barrie and Walt Disney Productions and manufactured by Child-Life Wallpaper Co.. It is dated 1953 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Suzanne Lipschutz. It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 1244.6 x 55.9 cm (40 ft. 10 in. x 22 in.)

It is inscribed

Copyright held by Walt Disney Productions. Printed in left selvage: "JOIN, TRIM, LOT NO 2, MADE IN U.S.A., U.W.P.C. OF N.A. UNION MADE." Printed in right selvedge: "Childlife Wallpaper Co. 'Peter Pan and Wendy' Walt Disney Productions."

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Peter Pan and Wendy; Designed by Sir J.M. Barrie, Walt Disney Company; Manufactured by Child-Life Wallpaper Co.; USA; machine printed on paper; H x W: 1244.6 x 55.9 cm (40 ft. 10 in. x 22 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-34

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Wall Stories: Children's Wallpapers and Books.

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