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Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: block printed using resist, then indigo dyed on plain weave (the fabric was woven with every third weft twice the thickness of the other weft so that the fabric has a ribbed surface)
Dimensions:
Warp x Weft: 126 x 16 cm (49 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Border
Made in:
France
Date:
1750–99
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Border design of swags with tassels between them. In white on blue.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Elinor Merrell
Accession Number:
1995-50-307
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4943a5e9d-f77c-4d06-be1b-2c31bc5dfcc6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1995-50-307