Primavera
Furnishing Fabric
1960 (designed)
1960 (designed)
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Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton velvet.
Object details
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Title | Primavera (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Screen-printed cotton velvet |
Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Primavera of screen-printed cotton velvet, designed by Don Wight for Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated, United States, 1960 |
Physical description | Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton velvet. |
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Marks and inscriptions | ''PRIMAVERA' AN EXCLUSIVE HANDPRINT BY DON WIGHT © 1960 BY JACK LENOR LARSEN, INC.' (Printed on the selvedge) |
Credit line | Given by Jack Lenor Larsen |
Object history | "Primavera" was the first printed velvet to be produced by Jack Lenor Larsen in 1960. It was inspired by the paintings of Gustav Klimt. At first, clients were unsure how to use these textiles in their interiors, but the printed velvets rapidly achieved great popularity. |
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Accession number | CIRC.261-1965 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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