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1940

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1960

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Textile (USA)

This is a Textile. It was company: F. Schumacher & Co.. It is dated ca. 1950 and we acquired it in 1979. Its technique is woven. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. R. Curt Hasenclever.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 157 x 64 cm (5 ft. 1 13/16 in. x 25 3/16 in.) Repeat H: 80 cm (31 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

attached label. " LAMPAS. Silk warp, silk and cotton filling. Draperies used for foyer, entrance hall and stairway to Grand Ballroom, Waldorf Astoria Hotel."

Cite this object as

Textile (USA); Company: F. Schumacher & Co. (United States); Warp x Weft: 157 x 64 cm (5 ft. 1 13/16 in. x 25 3/16 in.) Repeat H: 80 cm (31 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs. R. Curt Hasenclever; 1979-9-12

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