Collaborations with Lanette Scheeline | Dorothy Wright Liebes | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Four fringed placemats woven in an allover checkerboard effect in orange and golden yellow. Yellow blocks are plain weave, orange blocks are a huck lace construction. Four plain orange napkins complete the set.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Sample in wide stripes of yellow, turquoise, dark pink and yellow-green with a yellow boucle warp and plied weft yarns.

Sample (USA), ca. 1947
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-44

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Twill weave in muted colors. Warp is stripes of seventeen ends, each green, gray, light brown and light purple boucle. Weft is a repeating pattern sequence of seventeen gray chenille yarns with flat metallic yarns, sixteen brown chenille yarns, nineteen flat metallic with narrow gray ratiné yearns, and fourteen blue chenille yarns.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic, cotton.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-62

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Samples of textured and metallic yarns side by side. Component A has a warp of red boucle yarns and a weft of smooth red yarns with flat metallic thread. Component B has a warp of off-white boucle yarns and a weft of smooth off-white yarns with flat metallic thread.

Samples (USA), ca. 1947
synthetic, cotton, hair (?).
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-45-a,b

This object was made by Goodall Worsted Company.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Warp of smooth two-ply yarn alternating with boucle yarn. Weft is repeating pattern, each unit containing two smooth synthetic yarns, one metal braided over a central core, one chenille, one paired narrow boucle yarns, two chenille, two paired boucle yarns and one woven ball fringe.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-63

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Twill weave of heavy white yarns with silver metallic yarn. Warp is white plied string, white boucle and double wrapped silver yarn in regular sequence. Weft is a regular sequence of white chenille, white 3-ply thick yarn, and white yarn braided over a central core.

Sample (USA), ca. 1947
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-46

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Chenille and plied yarn in red, green, blue and gold cord form even warp stripes. Weft has a repeated sequence of painted reeds: four blue, one orange, two green, and one orange.

Window Blind Sample (USA), ca. 1953
synthetic yarn and chenille, gold metallic cord, painted reeds.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-124

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Striped sample with a warp of orange two-ply yarns, and a weft with bands of olive green chenille, bright yellow yarn, textured yarn, metallic threads, woven metallic and non-metallic tapes.

Sample (USA), 1945–47
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-48

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample with warp stripes of unpaired and grouped yarns including chenille, flat metallic braid, metallic braid over a central core and shiny synthetic. Left side is mirror image of right side. Weft has large round reed followed by three narrow round reeds.

Window Blind Sample (USA), ca. 1953
synthetic threads, reeds.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-123

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample of hound’s-tooth plaid with a warp of pink and red two-ply yarn and a weft of green two-ply yarns, light blue boucle, pink two-ply yarns and flat pink metallic yarns.

Sample (USA), 1947–48
synthetic, cotton (?).
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-49

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample with paired and unpaired warps of white string, white boucle yarn, gold braided metallic and copper braided metallic over a central core. Wefts are circular reeds.

Window Blind Sample (USA), ca. 1950
cotton, synthetic yarns, reeds.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-118

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample in shades of black, purple and pink with metallic accents. Warp is made of black two-ply yarns while the weft is comprised of purple two-ply yarns, metallic braid, shiny purple thread wound over a central core and pink boucle.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-50

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample of twill plaid in shades of dark red and gray. Warp has stripes of gray and dark red boucle yarn while the weft is comprised of smooth dark red yarn, smooth gray yarn, a wrapped silver yarn, flat silver yarn and silver braid.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-51

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample with green three-ply warp threads and weft threads of blue chenille and shiny blue yarn.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-52

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Heavy twill in green and orange. Warp is green boucle alternating with green 2-ply yarn. Weft is a repeating sequence of orange chenille, orange smooth yarn, and yellow boucle with flat brown plastic.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-53

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Heavy twill in shades of pink, black and metallic gold yarns. Warp is eight yarns of 2-ply pink yarn alternating with four wrapped metallic gold yarns. Weft has bands of two different plied pink yarns, pink chenille, flat metallic gold threads with wrapped metallic gold yarns, flat metallic gold braid, black plied yarn, flat black plastic braid, blue plied yarn and purple plied yarn.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-54

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Green, pink and orange twill. Warp is green boucle alternating with green 2-ply yarns. Weft has repeating sequences of three 3-ply gold yarns, three 2-ply pink yarns paired with a flat pink metallic thread, and one 6-ply orange yarn.

Sample (USA), 1948
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-55

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontal, symmetrical 2/2 herringbone twill plaid with paired and unpaired warps. Warp has stripes of red four-ply cotton and white two-ply synthetic. Weft has bands of white boucle, black boucle, and red smooth yarn.

Sample (USA), ca. 1945
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-38

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

$Heavy twill in red, orange, blue and dark green. Warp is orange 2-ply yarn alternating with red 2-ply yarn. Wefts have bands of red chenille, blue 2-ply yarns, green chenille in 2\2 twill and two wefts of red smooth yarn in 1\3 twill.$

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-56

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Plain weave with combined warps and combined wefts. Warp has a group of two brown boucle and two-ply brown yarns that alternates with two-ply brown yarn. Weft has flat gold metallic paired with wrapped gold metallic yarns that alternate with a combination of smooth gray yarn, green plied yarn and purple boucle.

Sample (USA), ca. 1946
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-39

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Plain weave sample with a warp of 3-ply black yarn. Weft is a repeating sequence of one green smooth yarn, one white fuzzy yarn, and three flat metallic paired with wrapped metallic yarn.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-57

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample with supplementary warp threads of heavy yellow and a paired gold braid which appear on both faces over three and under one. Foundation warp.

Sample (USA), November 1947
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-41

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Plain weave with paired warps with every fifth weft in another 2/2 sequence. Warp is orange two-ply string. Weft is a repeating sequence of orange six-ply yarn, pink chenille, three rows of flat metallic gold paired with orange string, green six-ply yarn, green chenille, flat metallic silver paired with wrapped metallic silver. Four plain weave on paired warp. Five weft in another 2/2 sequence.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-58

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample of 2/2 twill with grouped and single warps in a shallow, vertical herringbone design. Warp is comprised of three black, 4-ply cotton yarns alternating with a group of black chenille and smooth white yarn.

Sample (USA), September 1947
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-42

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Warp has narrow four-ply brown yarn alternating with textured two-ply brown yarn. Weft has bands of gray boucle, blue boucle, brown chenille and flat silver metallic paired with wrapped metallic yarns.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-59

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

1/3 straight twill interrupted by one shot of plain weave with paired warps. Warp is white boucle alternating with beige boucle. Wefts have bands of various yellow yarns including two different 2-ply yarns, chenille, and two different shades of boucle. Yellow bands are divided by wefts of shiny black plastic in plain weave with paired warps.

Sample (USA), September 1947
cotton, synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-43

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Warp is green boucle alternating with green two-ply yarn. Weft is a repeating sequence of orange chenille, orange smooth yarn, and yellow boucle paired with flat brown plastic yarn.

Sample (USA), ca. 1948
synthetic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-60

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Deep coral textile with broad vertical stripes of two contrasting textures used alternately. One is formed of deep close set warp loops of heavy multi-plied cotton; the other is in a novelty warp twill with S-plied cotton warps. Wefts are S-spun and have a thin piece of undyed wool twisted around each.

Textile, Loop Stripe, 1947
94% cotton, 6% wool.
1948-26-15

This object was made by Goodall Worsted Company.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Coarsely textured textile in light brown woven with Z-twist and slubbed novelty yarns that are matte and shiny.

Textile, Silk Tweed, 1940–48
100% silk.
1948-26-23

This object was made by Goodall Worsted Company.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Rectangular plaid in primary colors dominated by the yellow stripes on one side and red on the other.

Textile, Mexican Plaid, ca. 1938
wool, cotton, silk, synthetic, lurex.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Length of woven fabric with a foundation of celadon green, off-white, and silver metallic. Broad vertical stripes are broken up by rectangles of long, off-white uncut loops.

Textile, Dobeckmun Dazzle, ca. 1948
cotton, synthetic, metallic.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Casement textile with two bands of alternating openwork.

Textile, Balustrade, 1956
cotton.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Apparel fabric with three alternating stripes of black, hot pink and green and black rectangles.

Textile, Piano Keys, ca. 1966
wool.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-12

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Plaid made by the interlacings of different tones of red leather. Each strip is 1.5 inches wide.

Sample (USA), 1958
leather.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-113

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Woven sample mounted to a cardboard card with notations by the designer. Horizontal stripes of white on white textures. Warp is glossy white rayon yarn; weft alternates bands of white four-ply yarn in plain weave with bands of white chenille in 2/2 twill. Border of plain weave top and bottom; selvedges left and right.

Sample (USA), ca. 1935
rayon, synthetic yarns.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-18

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Objects that Dorothy Wright Liebes and Lanette Scheeline both worked on