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Les Rondes (The Circles)

A work made of rayon, double-faced two-color complementary ground weft weave of weft-float faced twill and broken twill interlacings; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

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  • A work made of rayon, double-faced two-color complementary ground weft weave of weft-float faced twill and broken twill interlacings; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Date:

1925/30

Artist:

Designed by Hélène Henry (French, 1891–1965)
France, Paris, Atelier Hélène Henry

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Hélène Henry (Designer)

Title

Les Rondes (The Circles)

Place

Paris (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.

Made 1925–1930

Medium

Rayon, double-faced two-color complementary ground weft weave of weft-float faced twill and broken twill interlacings; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

193.2 × 128.3 cm (76 × 50 1/2 in.); Repeat: 23.4 × 31.4 cm (9 1/4 × 12 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Reference Number

1991.171

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