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Upholstery Sample (France)

This is a Upholstery Sample. It was designed by Adrien Karbowsky. It is dated 1899 and we acquired it in 1932. Its medium is linen: gold warp, silk: green weft, silk: white weft (?) and its technique is plain compound satin, twill?. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 114.5 x 69.5 cm (45 1/16 x 27 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Upholstery Sample (France); Designed by Adrien Karbowsky (1855 - 1945); linen: gold warp, silk: green weft, silk: white weft (?); Warp x Weft: 114.5 x 69.5 cm (45 1/16 x 27 3/8 in.); Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund; 1932-1-77

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