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Textile (USA)

This is a Textile. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes and woven by Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated 1947 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is cotton, mohair, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn and its technique is machine-woven plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 67 × 46.4 cm (26 3/8 × 18 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (USA); Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); cotton, mohair, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn; H x W: 67 × 46.4 cm (26 3/8 × 18 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1948-26-19

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