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1964

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1983

  • We acquired this object.

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2025

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Hanging, Encounter

This is a Hanging. It is dated 1964 and we acquired it in 1983. Its medium is handspun linen weft, linen warp and its technique is plain weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Lucy Commoner. It is credited Gift of Lucy Commoner in memory of Babette Deutsch.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 134 x 75.5 cm (52 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Hanging, Encounter; USA; handspun linen weft, linen warp; Warp x Weft: 134 x 75.5 cm (52 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.); Gift of Lucy Commoner in memory of Babette Deutsch; 1983-15-1

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