Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample

ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woven sample with natural coloured jute wrap woven with alternating black and transparent cellophane strips in plain weave.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven jute and cellophane strip.
Brief description
Woven sample in jute and cellophane.
Physical description
Woven sample with natural coloured jute wrap woven with alternating black and transparent cellophane strips in plain weave.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.4cm
  • Width: 10cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Found unnumbered in the collection.

Historical significance: This sample is part of a group of items woven at the Dessau Bauhaus in the 1920s. They are possibly by Gunta Stölzl or worked under her direction.
Collection
Accession number
T.65-2001

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2001
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