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.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- June Groff (Designer) , Larsen Design Studio (Designer) , Jack Lenor Larsen Inc. (Producer)
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Title
- Spice Garden (Furnishing Fabric)
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Places
- New York City (Object made in), New York (Object made in), United States (Object made in)
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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