{"product_id":"copy-of-watermedia-faced-cradled-birch-panel-deep-16x20-1-5-8","title":"WATERMEDIA FACED DEEP CRADLED BIRCH PANEL 18 X 24 X 1 5\/8\"","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"269\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"269\"\u003eWATERMEDIA PAINTING PANEL 18\" × 24\" – DEEP CRADLE 1 5\/8\"\u003cbr data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"227\"\u003eBY\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAmerican Easel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"630\"\u003eBuilt for larger, more ambitious work, this 18\" × 24\" Watermedia Painting Panel features the same ready-to-use archival surface artists love—now paired with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"452\"\u003e1 5\/8\" deep cradle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor enhanced stability, presentation, and versatility. 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