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Buttons and Thread

Dress Fabric
ca. 1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed silk (crêpe-de-chine) with "Buttons and Thread" pattern showing buttons printed in black, yellow, and green, in groups and clusters, connected by coils and circles of thread printed in black and green, on a pale green ground. An "Americana" print.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleButtons and Thread
Materials and techniques
Printed silk crêpe-de-chine
Brief description
Printed silk crêpe-de-chine; 1927, USA; Steichen, Edward for Stehli Silks. "Buttons&Thread
Physical description
Printed silk (crêpe-de-chine) with "Buttons and Thread" pattern showing buttons printed in black, yellow, and green, in groups and clusters, connected by coils and circles of thread printed in black and green, on a pale green ground. An "Americana" print.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.25in
  • Width: 6.25in
Style
Credit line
Given by the Stehli Silks Corporation
Object history
Registered File number 1929/8683.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.87J-1930

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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