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Sample, Tanagra

This is a Sample. It was designed by Felice Rix-Ueno and made for Wiener Werkstätte. It is dated 1916 and we acquired it in 2005. Its medium is silk and its technique is block printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 19.1 x 14.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.) H x W (b): 19.1 x 15.2 cm (7 1/2 x 6 in.) H x W (c): 6.4 x 15.2 cm (2 1/2 x 6 in.) H x W (d): 19.1 x 17.1 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) Warp x Weft (e): 19.1 x 27.9 cm (7 1/2 x 11 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample, Tanagra; Designed by Felice Rix-Ueno (Austrian, 1893–1967, active Japan 1935–1967); Made for Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); Austria; silk; H x W (a): 19.1 x 14.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.) H x W (b): 19.1 x 15.2 cm (7 1/2 x 6 in.) H x W (c): 6.4 x 15.2 cm (2 1/2 x 6 in.) H x W (d): 19.1 x 17.1 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) Warp x Weft (e): 19.1 x 27.9 cm (7 1/2 x 11 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2005-8-54-a/e

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