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Sample Card (USA)

This is a Sample card. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes and woven by Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated ca. 1934 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is cotton and its technique is 2/2 twill woven with paired warps. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.

Its dimensions are

H x W (sample): 27.9 × 21 cm (11 in. × 8 1/4 in.) H x W (card): 31.8 x 27.9 cm (12 1/2 in. x 11 in.)

It is inscribed

#1017 c.1934 Dorothy Liebes

Cite this object as

Sample Card (USA); Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); cotton; H x W (sample): 27.9 × 21 cm (11 in. × 8 1/4 in.) H x W (card): 31.8 x 27.9 cm (12 1/2 in. x 11 in.); Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin; 1972-75-13

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