Sample
ca. 1920 (made)
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Jacquard woven sample in wool and rayon, with egg-shaped motif in stripes. The sample has a plain pale grey woollen warp, the design picked out in silver coloured rayon. There is a central area worked in yellows and an orange section of warp at the top end of the sample. Surviving selvedge on lefthand side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and rayon. |
| Brief description | Jacquard woven sample in wool and rayon, showing ovoid design. |
| Physical description | Jacquard woven sample in wool and rayon, with egg-shaped motif in stripes. The sample has a plain pale grey woollen warp, the design picked out in silver coloured rayon. There is a central area worked in yellows and an orange section of warp at the top end of the sample. Surviving selvedge on lefthand side. |
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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. |
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| Accession number | T.69-2001 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2001 |
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