Sample
1929-1930 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sample of handwoven cotton and silk double cloth taken from a pattern book. Possibly a furnishing fabric. Beige silk and cotton with fine warp and weft threads as the ground, but with thick loosely-spun weft and warp threads forming a textured surface in a diaper pattern. The fine weft threads have a green tinge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton and silk double cloth |
| Brief description | Sample of handwoven cotton and silk double cloth, designed and woven by Margaret Leischner at Bauhaus, Dessau, 1929-1930 |
| Physical description | Sample of handwoven cotton and silk double cloth taken from a pattern book. Possibly a furnishing fabric. Beige silk and cotton with fine warp and weft threads as the ground, but with thick loosely-spun weft and warp threads forming a textured surface in a diaper pattern. The fine weft threads have a green tinge. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Margaret Leischner |
| Production | Woven at Bauhaus. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.13-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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