Textile, "Tutti Frutti", ca. 1960
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1998
A pattern of stylized fruits (including pineapples, grapes, cherries, apples, lemons, strawberries, and oranges) and leaves printed in green, yellow/green, red, and orange.
This textile is medium: linen technique:screen printed on plain weave. Its dimensions are: Warp x Weft: 165.1 x 135.9 cm (5 ft. 5 in. x 53 1/2 in.).
It is inscribed Printed in selvedge: TUTTI FRUTTI by TOMMI PARZINGER - HANDPRINT - PATTERSON FABRICS, INC.
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This textile is from United States and dated ca. 1960
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