Textile, "Calyx", 1951
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We acquired this object in 1992
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- Object ID: 18639911
- Accession Number: 1992-3-4
- Acquired: 1992
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2DwZM/
- Textile, "Calyx", 1951. Lucienne Day .1951. Medium: warp: acetate; weft: viscose rayon Technique: screen printed on 7&1 satin foundation. Gift of Eddie Squires. 1992-3-4.
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- Designed by Lucienne Day
Parabolic shapes arranged as an abstract floral, with solid and dotted lines as stems. Printed in black, blue, and chartreuse on a printed brown background; areas of the white ground cloth left as part of the pattern.
This textile is medium: warp: acetate; weft: viscose rayon technique: screen printed on 7&1 satin foundation. Its dimensions are: H x W: 311.8 x 127.6 cm (122 3/4 x 50 1/4 in.) Repeat H x W: 67.3 x 60.3 cm (26 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.).
This textile is from United Kingdom and dated 1951
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