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Textile sample

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Black fabric. Yarns create a textured surface.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Marianne Strengell, (Finnish, active USA, 1909–1998)
Weaver
Marianne Strengell, (Finnish, active USA, 1909–1998)
Date
1937–61
Credit Line
Gift of Marianne Strengell
Medium
Medium: cotton, wool, lurex Technique: plain weave shed (then black chenille weft) alternate with a 3/1 shed (heavy chenille weft)
Dimensions
Warp x Weft: 62 x 40 cm (24 7/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Type
woven textiles
Textile sample
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