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1952

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Embossed Wool

This is a Embossed wool. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is wool and its technique is moire and glazed plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

  • NOT TITLED 7 Two-part Brooch
  • bronze, gold, findings.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-38-a,b

Its dimensions are

H x W: 26.5 x 27.5 cm (10 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Embossed Wool; wool; H x W: 26.5 x 27.5 cm (10 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.); 1952-99-1

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