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Textile, South China Sea

This is a Textile. It was designed by G. Taroni and manufactured by Thai Silk Company, Ltd. and produced by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated. It is dated 1972 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is silk and its technique is printed on handwoven foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by American Historical Textile Museum. It is credited American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Cowtan & Tout.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 93.3 × 98.4 cm (36 3/4 × 38 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed on right selvedge: A Larsen Design © 1972 by Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.

Cite this object as

Textile, South China Sea; Designed by G. Taroni; Produced by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated (United States); Manufactured by Thai Silk Company, Ltd.; silk; H x W: 93.3 × 98.4 cm (36 3/4 × 38 3/4 in.); American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Cowtan & Tout; 2016-35-127

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