Olympia
Furnishing Fabric
1958 (designed)
1958 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Furnishing fabric of 54% linen, 30% cotton and 16% goat hair woven in double cloth and four other cloth structures to produce a random vertical pattern.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Olympia (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Woven linen, cotton and goat hair |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Olympia' of linen, cotton and goat hair, designed by Win Anderson for Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated, United States, 1958 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of 54% linen, 30% cotton and 16% goat hair woven in double cloth and four other cloth structures to produce a random vertical pattern. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jack Lenor Larsen |
| Object history | While developing 'Olympia', the designer Win Anderson experimented with a wide variety of fibres and weave structures. She combined various fibres, such as goat hair, bleached linen, and mercerised cotton, along with double-cloth, plain, basket and other weave structures, in a single textile. This ensured that Olympia was an early example of the technical mastery associated with Larsen textiles. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.258-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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