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1989

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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 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.

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; Warp x Weft: 409 x 137 cm (13 ft. 5 in. x 53 15/16 in.) Repeat H: 92 cm (36 1/4 in.); 1990-105-13

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