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A work made of cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats.
© 2018 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats.

Date:

20th century

Artist:

Designed by Anni Albers (American, born Germany, 1899–1994)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Anni Albers

Title

Sample

Place

Connecticut (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 1901–1970

Medium

Cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats

Inscriptions

Inscription (on tag): a: Copyright 1948 Anni Albers; (on detached labels) b-h: ANNI ALBERS FABRICS; b: 596/B 48"; c: NH/3; d: HM/5; e: COO/1; f: B-K 1; g: B-K.3.; and h: GL.I.A.

Dimensions

26 × 8.4 cm (10 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Anni Albers

Reference Number

1970.347a

Copyright

© 2018 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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