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Object Timeline

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1914

  • Work on this object began.

1924

  • Work on this object ended.

1938

  • We acquired this object.

2012

2025

  • You found it!

Sample (France)

This is a Sample. It is dated ca. 1919 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is silk and its technique is supplementary warp pile (velvet). It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Unknown. It is credited Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg.

  • Sidewall, Sunflower
  • block-printed paper.
  • Gift of Clifford Murvine, Reed Wallpaper Company.
  • 1977-28-15-a/f

Its dimensions are

H x W: 89.8 x 89.5 cm (35 3/8 x 35 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample (France); silk; H x W: 89.8 x 89.5 cm (35 3/8 x 35 1/4 in.); Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg; 1938-82-98

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