Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

1951

  • Work on this object began.

1961

  • Work on this object ended.

2021

2023

2025

  • You found it!

Advertisement, "The Thread of the Story is Lurex: Lurex in Vibrant, Luminous Color Styled by Dorothy Liebes"

This is a Advertisement. It is dated ca. 1956. Its medium is reproduction. It is a part of the department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 29.8 × 22.2 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

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