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Benin Brocade

Furnishing Fabric
1962 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated (designed for)
Don Wight (designer)
Place of origin
United States (made)

Furnishing fabric of woven 53% wool, 18% nylon, 15% rayon and 14% silk.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
Titles
  • Benin Brocade (assigned by artist)
  • Africa I (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Woven wool, nylon, rayon and silk
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Benin Brocade' of woven wool, nylon, rayon and silk, from 'Africa I', possibly designed by Don Wight for Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated, United States, 1962
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of woven 53% wool, 18% nylon, 15% rayon and 14% silk.
Dimensions
  • Width: 50in
  • Length: 109.25in
Credit line
Given by Jack Lenor Larsen
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.260-1965

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O267664/benin-brocade-furnishing-fabric-don-wight/
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