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Swatch (USA)

This is a Swatch. It is dated 1937 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is silk, viscose. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Edith Wetmore. It is credited Gift of Edith Wetmore.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 5.7 x 10.5 cm (2 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Swatch (USA); silk, viscose; Warp x Weft: 5.7 x 10.5 cm (2 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.); Gift of Edith Wetmore; 1937-74-14

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