Pythagoras (Furnishing Fabric)

Textiles

1952 (reproduced 1984)

Designed by Sven Markelius (Swedish, 1889–1972)
Originally marketed by Nordiska Kompaniet
Re-introduced and marketed by Kinnasand AB
Kinna, Sweden
Collection commissioned by Yamagiwa Corp. for Lavinia Store, Tokyo, Japan
Produced by Ljungbergs Textiltryck
Floda, Sweden

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Sven Markelius (Designer)
Title: Pythagoras (Furnishing Fabric)
Place: Sweden (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.: Designed 1952
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; screen printed
Inscriptions: Inscription (on selvage): Ljungbergs Textiltryck 1984 'Pythagoras' Design Sven Markelius
Dimensions: 213.1 × 130.4 cm (84 × 51 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Astrid Sampe
Reference Number: 1986.398

Astrid Sampe, Stockholm, Sweden [incoming receipt RX16033, Apr. 17, 1986; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.

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