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Sample (USA)

This is a Sample. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes and woven by Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated ca. 1950 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is cotton, viscose rayon, silk, pvc/pva copolymer and its technique is complex woven. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Morris D. C. Crawford. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Morris D.C. Crawford.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 18.4 × 31.1 cm (7 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample (USA); Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); cotton, viscose rayon, silk, pvc/pva copolymer; H x W: 18.4 × 31.1 cm (7 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Morris D.C. Crawford; 1955-71-3

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