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1954

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1969

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Sample, Arabesque

This is a Sample. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and produced by Herman Miller Textiles. It is dated 1954 and we acquired it in 1969. Its medium is rayon, cotton and its technique is twill weave with supplementary weft patterning. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is credited Gift of Alexander H. Girard.

It has the following markings

paper label with handwritten, 136 *, attached to upper left corner

Cite this object as

Sample, Arabesque; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Produced by Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); rayon, cotton; Gift of Alexander H. Girard; 1969-165-39

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