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Textile (France), 1920s

This is a Textile. It is dated 1920s and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is silk and its technique is jacquard woven (combination of 5&1 satin, 1&6 satin, 1&2 twill, and plain weave with other structure at edges of motifs). It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. Germaine Little.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 54 x 63.5 cm (21 1/4 x 25 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (France), 1920s; silk; Warp x Weft: 54 x 63.5 cm (21 1/4 x 25 in.); Gift of Mrs. Germaine Little; 1968-110-186

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