Textile Samples, ca. 1919
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We acquired this object in 1938
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- Object ID: 18355129
- Accession Number: 1938-82-34-a
- Acquired: 1938
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2C5kK/
- Textile Samples, ca. 1919. Herman A. Elsberg .ca. 1919. Medium: silk Technique: discontinuous supplementary weft (brocade) on georgette. Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg. 1938-82-34-a.
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- Designed by Herman A. Elsberg
Six samples of georgette crepe, in solid colors with brocaded design. Angular stems with ornamental leaves in gold. Separate sprays of fruit and blossoms in silver. Both selvedges present on all samples.
This textile samples is medium: silk technique: discontinuous supplementary weft (brocade) on georgette. Its dimensions are: H x W: 100 x 108 cm (39 3/8 x 42 1/2 in.).
It is inscribed Labeled: #7049 Georgette Branche Or et Argent
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This textile samples is from France and dated ca. 1919
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Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg.
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