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1935

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Textile (Italy)

This is a Textile. It is dated ca. 1960 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is linen and its technique is screen printed on plain weave, yarns of unequal thickness. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General Acquisitions Endowment, Sarah Cooper-Hewitt, and Eleanor G. Hewitt Funds.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 482 x 134.9 cm (189 3/4 x 53 1/8 in.) Repeat H: 63.5 cm (25 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (Italy); linen; H x W: 482 x 134.9 cm (189 3/4 x 53 1/8 in.) Repeat H: 63.5 cm (25 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General Acquisitions Endowment, Sarah Cooper-Hewitt, and Eleanor G. Hewitt Funds; 1991-90-6

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