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Gossips (Furnishing Fabric)

A work made of cotton, 's' twill weave; block printed; edge bound with applied cotton edging.

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  • A work made of cotton, 's' twill weave; block printed; edge bound with applied cotton edging.

Date:

c. 1940s

Artist:

Designed by Virginia Lee Burton (American, 1909–1968)
Produced by Folly Cove Designers
United States, Massachusetts, Gloucester

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Virginia Lee Burton (Designer)

Title

Gossips (Furnishing Fabric)

Place

Massachusetts (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1940–1949

Medium

Cotton, 'S' twill weave; block printed; edge bound with applied cotton edging

Dimensions

29.9 × 43 cm (11 3/4 × 16 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Christopher Monkhouse

Reference Number

2008.646

Extended information about this artwork

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