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1999

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2015

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Textile Panel, Spread Threads

This is a Textile panel. It was designed by Luisa Cevese and manufactured by Luisa Cevese Riedizioni.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Luisa Cevese as part of Scraps.

It is dated since 1999. Its medium is silk thread, polyurethane.

It is credited Courtesy of Luisa Cevese Riedizioni.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 144 × 62 cm (56 11/16 × 24 7/16 in.) maximum dimensions

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

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