Textile
1966
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| Place of origin |
Textile with a warp of cream, black, burgundy and brown chenille rayon yarns spaced with fine wool yarn and a weft of gold lurex.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Handwoven |
| Brief description | Textile sample of rayon viscose, lurex and wool, handwoven, Mahlia (Michèle Sorano), France, c. 1968 |
| Physical description | Textile with a warp of cream, black, burgundy and brown chenille rayon yarns spaced with fine wool yarn and a weft of gold lurex. |
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| Credit line | Given by Brita Morse |
| Object history | Malhia supplied handwoven textiles to several leading European designers during the 1950s and 60s including Gabrielle Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Givenchy and Galitzine. A small swatch and photograph of this textile was included on a feature about Malhia in the British-based forecast publication Trends Fabrics & Fashion in 1966. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.23-2022 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2019 |
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