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1971

  • Work on this object began.

1991

1992

  • We acquired this object.

2013

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2025

  • You found it!

Textile, Gemstones

This is a Textile. It was made by Stead McAlpin & Co.. It is dated 1971 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is cotton and its technique is screen printed (9 flat bed screens) on 7&1 satin foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Eddie Squires.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 303 x 126 cm (9 ft. 11 5/16 in. x 49 5/8 in.) Repeat H: 67.5 cm (26 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Along each side,"GEMSTONES: DESIGNED FOR WARNER'S BY EDDIE SQUIRES."

Cite this object as

Textile, Gemstones; Made by Stead McAlpin & Co.; England; cotton; Warp x Weft: 303 x 126 cm (9 ft. 11 5/16 in. x 49 5/8 in.) Repeat H: 67.5 cm (26 9/16 in.); Gift of Eddie Squires; 1992-3-11

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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