Object Timeline

1935

  • Work on this object began.

1945

  • Work on this object ended.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2019

2025

  • You found it!

Sample Book (USA)

This is a Sample book. It is dated ca. 1940 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is silk and other fibers and its technique is printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Alice S. Erskine. It is credited Gift of Alice S. Erskine.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 37.1 × 31.4 × 3 cm (14 5/8 × 12 3/8 × 1 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample Book (USA); silk and other fibers; H x W x D: 37.1 × 31.4 × 3 cm (14 5/8 × 12 3/8 × 1 3/16 in.); Gift of Alice S. Erskine; 1957-159-1

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