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Furnishing Fabric

1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cotton furnishing fabric, weft-faced, in narrow bands of yellow and black, and the weft passes over three and under one warp thread in a brick pattern and is tightly beaten down to hide the warp. The selvedge at the left has loose bundles of additional warp caught to the edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven
Brief description
Furnishing fabric, cotton, designed by Henry van de Velde, Germany, 1910
Physical description
Cotton furnishing fabric, weft-faced, in narrow bands of yellow and black, and the weft passes over three and under one warp thread in a brick pattern and is tightly beaten down to hide the warp. The selvedge at the left has loose bundles of additional warp caught to the edge.
Dimensions
  • Width: 2.25in
  • Width: 6cm
  • Length: 3.25in
  • Length: 9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Mr F. H. Herrmann
Collection
Accession number
T.3-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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