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Umbra (Umber) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; block printed.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; block printed.

Date:

1922

Artist:

Designed by Maria Likarz (Austrian, 1893–1971)
Produced by the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna, active 1903–1932)
Austria, Vienna

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Maria Likarz (Designer)

Title

Umbra (Umber) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

Place

Vienna (Object made in)

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Made 1922

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; block printed

Dimensions

175.7 × 95.1 cm (69 1/4 × 37 1/4 in.); Repeat: 39.8 × 89.5 cm (15 5/8 × 35 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Jeffrey, Richard and Lawrence Gumbiner in memory of their mother, Carol L. Gumbiner

Reference Number

1993.326

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