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Panel (Curtain Fabric)

A work made of cotton, machine-made lace: twist net; machine- embroidered laid work and couching.

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  • A work made of cotton, machine-made lace: twist net; machine- embroidered laid work and couching.

Date:

1924

Artist:

Designed by Professor Josef Hillerbrand (German, 1892–1981)
Produced by Deutsche Werkstätten AG (Founded 1913)
Germany, Dresden and Munich

About this artwork

From its inception, the Deutsche Werkstätten sought to make its well-designed products affordable, so that ordinary people might acquire and use them. The workshop was happy to utilize mechanized manufacturing processes to save on labor costs and increase volume so long as quality could be maintained. Thus, printed farics gained favor over more costly woven processes because a much larger consumer market could be reached. By the same token, a mechanized process was developed to make aesthetically pleasing curtain fabric.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Josef Hillerbrand (Designer)

Title

Panel (Curtain Fabric)

Place

Germany (Object made in)

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Made 1924

Medium

Cotton, machine-made lace: twist net; machine- embroidered laid work and couching

Dimensions

390 × 150.4 cm (153 1/2 × 59 1/4 in.); Repeat: 21.7 × 15.2 cm (8 1/2 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1927.805

Extended information about this artwork

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