Designer:

Sheila Hicks, (American, born 1934)  Search this

Manufacturer:

Commonwealth Trust, Calicut, Kerala, India  Search this

Medium:

Medium: cotton Technique: plain weave, hand-woven

Dimensions:

H x W: 21.9 x 22.9 cm (8 5/8 in. x 9 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Sample

Object Name:

Sample

Designed in:

Calicut, Kerala, India

Made in:

Calicut, Kerala, India

Date:

1965

Description:

Sample of a hand woven cotton plaid with a slightly slubbed texture. Warp has wide bands of burnt orange and green; weft has wide bands of burnt orange and purple. With narrow stripes of bright pink in warp and weft directions.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Cristobal Zanartu Family, Paris

Accession Number:

2013-32-5-4

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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EDAN-URL:

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