Textile, Abacus
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Textile, Abacus
This is a Textile. It was designed by Paul Rand and manufactured by L. Anton Maix, Inc.. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 2003. Its medium is linen and its technique is screen printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.
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This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Abacus.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. William Goulding.
- Drawing, Textile Design: The Dance
- pen and black ink on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 2001-9-1
- Book, Peter Parley's Primer, 1835
- printed paper.
- Gift of Mr. Lea S. Luquer, PE1119.A1 G66 1835; Courtesy of the Smithsonian....
- 28.2012.9
- Sidewall, Design 105
- screenprinted on paper.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-201
Our curators have highlighted 10 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Textile, Incantation, 1947
- cotton.
- Gift of Max Finkelstein.
- 1973-9-1
- Sidewall - Sample, Courtyard Texture
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
- 1956-108-4-c
- Textile, Vitrail, 1955
- cotton.
- Gift of Fuller Fabrics Corp..
- 1956-45-4
Its dimensions are
H x W: 290.8 x 130.2 cm (114 1/2 x 51 1/4 in.) Repeat H: 102.9 cm (40 1/2 in.)
It is inscribed
L.ANTON MAIX N.Y.C. ABACUS by PAUL RAND PATT.REP 40 1/2" (printed in selvedge)
Cite this object as
Textile, Abacus; Designed by Paul Rand (American, 1914–1996); Manufactured by L. Anton Maix, Inc. (United States); USA; linen; H x W: 290.8 x 130.2 cm (114 1/2 x 51 1/4 in.) Repeat H: 102.9 cm (40 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. William Goulding; 2003-7-1
