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Swatches of Drapery, Wallpaper and Upholstery Materials

A work made of hemp, two-faced complementary warp weave of plain weave and of warp-float faced 3:1 broken twill weave.

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  • A work made of hemp, two-faced complementary warp weave of plain weave and of warp-float faced 3:1 broken twill weave.

Date:

1919/33

Artist:

Possibly designed by Otti Berger (Yugoslav, 1898–1944)
Possibly produced by the Bauhaus Workshop (Germany, 1919–1933)
Germany, Berlin, Dessau, or Weimar

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Bauhaus Workshop (Producer)

Title

Swatches of Drapery, Wallpaper and Upholstery Materials

Place

Germany (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 1919–1933

Medium

Hemp, two-faced complementary warp weave of plain weave and of warp-float faced 3:1 broken twill weave

Dimensions

6.6 × 23.6 cm (2 5/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of George E. Danforth

Reference Number

1978.343a-r

Extended information about this artwork

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