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Bag

A work made of silk and rayon, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by areas of ground weft floats and by reversing of faces; beaded with glass beads, metal beads, semi-precious stones and pearls; metal paillettes.

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  • A work made of silk and rayon, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by areas of ground weft floats and by reversing of faces; beaded with glass beads, metal beads, semi-precious stones and pearls; metal paillettes.

Date:

c. 1940

Artist:

Designed by Germaine Mingot (French, active c. 1940)
France, Paris

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Germaine Mingot (Designer)

Title

Bag

Place

Paris (Object made in)

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Made 1930–1950

Medium

Silk and rayon, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by areas of ground weft floats and by reversing of faces; beaded with glass beads, metal beads, semi-precious stones and pearls; metal paillettes

Dimensions

15.8 × 24.7 × 3.4 cm (6 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Robert Hartman

Reference Number

1984.1530

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