Sample, "Toostripe"
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1969
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- Object ID: 18679017
- Accession Number: 1969-165-744
- Acquired: 1969
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2DJC2/
- Sample, "Toostripe". Alexander Hayden Girard .Medium: cotton (46%), wool (33%), and nylon (21%) Technique: warp-faced twill. Gift of Alexander H. Girard. 1969-165-744.
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- Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard
Warp-faced twill in vertical stripes of blue and white. Plain weave binding foundation has light brown warp and weft threads. Number 1909.
This sample is medium: cotton (46%), wool (33%), and nylon (21%) technique: warp-faced twill. Its dimensions are: Warp x Weft: 30.5 x 31.1 cm (12 x 12 1/4 in.).
This sample is from United States.
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