Textile, "Incantation", 1947
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We acquired this object in 1973
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- Object ID: 18482521
- Accession Number: 1973-9-1
- Acquired: 1973
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2CJda/
- Textile, "Incantation", 1947. Alvin Lustig .1947. Medium: cotton Technique: screen printed on plain weave. Gift of Max Finkelstein. 1973-9-1.
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- Designed by Alvin Lustig
- Manufactured by Laverne International, Ltd.
Length of printed cotton with an all-over fine linear design in black on a white ground. The figures seem to be inspired by hieroglyphs.
This textile is medium: cotton technique: screen printed on plain weave. Its dimensions are: H x W: 236.2 x 381 cm (7 ft. 9 in. x 12 ft. 6 in.).
This textile is from United States and dated 1947
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