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Gemstones

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
White warp and weft with supplementary weft in orange, pink and pink metallic, forming diamonds, squares and triangles. Serged on two sides and cut on two sides.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Alexander Hayden Girard, (American, 1907–1993)
Manufacturer
Orinoka Mills, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Producer
Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Date
1954
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander H. Girard
Medium
Medium: 46% spun rayon, 24% metallic plastic, 26% cotton, 4% rayon Technique: twill weave with supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Warp x Weft: 30 x 30 cm (11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Type
woven textiles
Object Name
Sample
Type
Sample
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