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1966

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1968

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Sample, Conquistador

This is a Sample. It was designed by Larsen Design Studio and produced by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated. It is dated 1966 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is cotton and its technique is supplementary warp pile (velvet) patterned with wax resist dyeing (batik). It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Baroque Batik.

This object was donated by Jack Lenor Larsen. It is credited Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 64.8 x 59.7 cm (25 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.) Repeat H: 99.1 cm (39 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample, Conquistador; Designed by Larsen Design Studio (United States); Produced by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated (United States); USA; cotton; H x W: 64.8 x 59.7 cm (25 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.) Repeat H: 99.1 cm (39 in.); Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen; 1968-47-2

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