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Designer:
Dorothy Wright Liebes, (American, 1897–1972)  Search this
Medium:
Medium: cotton, viscose rayon, silk-viscose rayon blend, wool-viscose rayon blend, cellophane Technique: 1/3 straight twill woven, plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W (sample): 28.2 × 22.9 cm (11 1/8 in. × 9 in.)
H x W (card): 31.8 × 27.9 cm (12 1/2 in. × 11 in.)
Type:
woven textiles
Sample card
Made in:
USA
Date:
September 1947
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
1/3 straight twill interrupted by one shot of plain weave with paired warps. Warp is white boucle alternating with beige boucle. Wefts have bands of various yellow yarns including two different 2-ply yarns, chenille, and two different shades of boucle. Yellow bands are divided by wefts of shiny black plastic in plain weave with paired warps.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin
Accession Number:
1972-75-43
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a033bcd2-8d6f-428f-8c52-dca99e8637bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1972-75-43