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Textile, Esperia

This is a Textile. It was designed by Jurgen Reichert and company: WK Wohnen GmbH and made by Taunus Textildruck Zimmer and made for Taunus Textildruck Zimmer. It is dated possibly 1989 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is 63% cotton, 37% polyester and its technique is jacquard woven foundation with white warp and green weft. screen printed in 4 colors. because the warp and the weft are of different colors and different fibers, they take colors differently. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Taunus Textildruk Zimmer.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 409 x 137 cm (13 ft. 5 in. x 53 15/16 in.) Repeat H: 92 cm (36 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

along right selvedge: "DESSIN ESPERIA EXCLUCIV WK WOHNEN DESIGN JURGEN REICHERT" and 4 color registration squares".

Cite this object as

Textile, Esperia; Company: WK Wohnen GmbH; Designed by Jurgen Reichert; Made by Taunus Textildruck Zimmer (Germany); Germany; 63% cotton, 37% polyester; Warp x Weft: 409 x 137 cm (13 ft. 5 in. x 53 15/16 in.) Repeat H: 92 cm (36 1/4 in.); Gift of Taunus Textildruk Zimmer; 1990-105-13

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