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Sample Book, Weaves from Exclusive Hand-Loom Originals by Dorothy Liebes

This is a Sample book. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes and made by United Wallpaper Inc.. It is dated 1947 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is machine-printed paper, embossed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled From the Loom to the Wall.

This object was donated by United Wallpaper, Inc.. It is credited Gift of United Wallpaper, Inc..

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 38 × 34.5 cm (14 15/16 × 13 9/16 in.) H x W x D (Book support): 20.3 × 58.4 × 38.1 cm (8 × 23 × 15 in.)

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Sample Book, Weaves from Exclusive Hand-Loom Originals by Dorothy Liebes; Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); Made by United Wallpaper, Inc.; USA; machine-printed paper, embossed; H x W x D: 38 × 34.5 cm (14 15/16 × 13 9/16 in.) H x W x D (Book support): 20.3 × 58.4 × 38.1 cm (8 × 23 × 15 in.); Gift of United Wallpaper, Inc.; 1947-92-1-1/25

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes and Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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