About this artwork
Collection of predominantly European textile sample books from the 1930s through the 1960s. Companies represented include Bilbille & Co., Paris; Beaunit Mills, New York City; Creation-Textile, Basel; E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.; Societe des Nouveautes Textiles; Textile Argus; and Textile-Paris-Echos.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- AIC Archives
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Title
- Textile Sample Books
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Date
- Made 1935–1968
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Medium
- Printed catalogs, catalog pages, cotton textile samples, dacron textile samples, orlon textile samples, printed silk textile samples, spun rayon weave textile samples, wool textile samples, woven silk textile samples, woven rayon textile samples.
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Dimensions
- H.: 731.6 cm (288 in.)
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Credit Line
- Transfer from the Department of Textiles, 2003
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Reference Number
- 2002.9
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