About this artwork
June Groff’s Spice Garden pattern, designed in the mid-1940s, became the first printed textile produced by the firm of Jack Lenor Larsen Inc. While the design initially was printed on plain cotton, its popularity led to the production of a velvet version as part of the 1981 Magnificata collection. The name of the collection could be a reference to the idea of praising or lauding virtues, whether those were Groff’s virtues as an artist and designer or the virtues that she found in nature and celebrated in her design.
—Modern Velvet: A Sense of Luxury in the Age of Industry, Oct 21, 2016-Mar 19, 2017, Galleries 57-59
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artist
- Larsen Design Studio (Designer)
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Title
- Spice Garden (Furnishing Fabric)
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Origin
- New York City
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Date
- Made 1981
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Medium
- Cotton, plain weave; supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; printed
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Dimensions
- 257.5 × 136.7 cm (101 3/8 × 53 7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen
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Reference Number
- 1984.1536
Extended information about this artwork
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