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Applique bedspread design, New Jersey, ca. 1859. Beginning in 1935, American decorative arts were systematically recorded by artists in watercolor for the Index of American Design, a Works Progress Administration project initiated by Picture Collection head Romana Javitz. This watercolor rendering was by Paul Farkas. Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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