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1958

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1968

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1991

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Textile (Italy)

This is a Textile. It is dated ca. 1963 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is silk and its technique is plain weave foundation, screen printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General Acquisitions Endowment, Sarah Cooper-Hewitt, and Eleanor G. Hewitt Funds.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 416 × 89 cm (13 ft. 7 3/4 in. × 35 1/16 in.) Repeat H: 65 cm (25 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (Italy); silk; H x W: 416 × 89 cm (13 ft. 7 3/4 in. × 35 1/16 in.) Repeat H: 65 cm (25 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General Acquisitions Endowment, Sarah Cooper-Hewitt, and Eleanor G. Hewitt Funds; 1991-90-13

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