Sample
1929-1930 (made)
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Sample of handwoven green gauze of silk and cotton. Taken from a pattern book. Possibly intended as a hanging. The thick strands of the silk is enmeshed in finer threads of cotton. Cotton warp and silk weft with eight weft picks per inch, alternating with eight cotton weft threads.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Handwoven gauze of silk and cotton |
| Brief description | Sample of handwoven gauze of silk and cotton, designed and woven by Margaret Leischner at Bauhaus, Dessau, 1929-1930 |
| Physical description | Sample of handwoven green gauze of silk and cotton. Taken from a pattern book. Possibly intended as a hanging. The thick strands of the silk is enmeshed in finer threads of cotton. Cotton warp and silk weft with eight weft picks per inch, alternating with eight cotton weft threads. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Margaret Leischner |
| Production | Woven at Bauhaus. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.18-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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