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1937

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Swatch (France)

This is a Swatch. It is dated 1937 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is silk warp and weft; rayon supplementary pile. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Edith Wetmore. It is credited Gift of Edith Wetmore.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 7.6 x 19.1 cm (3 in. x 7 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Swatch (France); silk warp and weft; rayon supplementary pile; Warp x Weft: 7.6 x 19.1 cm (3 in. x 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Edith Wetmore; 1937-74-16

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