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Textile (France)

This is a Textile. It is dated ca. 1800 and we acquired it in 1973. Its technique is block printed (two reds, purple, black, yellow-green) with yellow and blue applied by brush on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Josephine Howell. It is credited Gift of Josephine Howell.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft (a): 12 x 39 cm (4 3/4 x 15 3/8 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 8 x 44.5 cm (3 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.) Repeat H (half-drop): 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (France); Warp x Weft (a): 12 x 39 cm (4 3/4 x 15 3/8 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 8 x 44.5 cm (3 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.) Repeat H (half-drop): 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Gift of Josephine Howell; 1973-51-122-a,b

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