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Ceiling paper

Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA

Title	Ceiling paper
Artist	Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date	1905–1915 20th century
Medium	Machine-printed paper, liquid mica
Classification	Wallcoverings
Origin	USA USA
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Victorian Collectibles
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Historical scientific diagrams

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This work is attributed to Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.

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