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1945

  • Work on this object began.

1955

  • Work on this object ended.

1993

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2025

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Sample (USA)

This is a Sample. It is dated ca. 1950 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is silk and lurex warps, viscose rayon wefts and its technique is plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade). It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Eric and Sylvia Elsesser. It is credited Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives.

Its dimensions are

Mount: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.)

It is inscribed

Written on mount by Trude Guermonprez. "INLAY TECHNIQUE, T.GUERMONPREZ"

Cite this object as

Sample (USA); silk and lurex warps, viscose rayon wefts; Mount: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.); Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives; 1993-121-11

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