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Soft Sand

A work made of cotton, plain weave; screen printed; permanently pleated.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; screen printed; permanently pleated.

Date:

1954

Artist:

Designed by Astrid Sampe (Swedish, 1909–2002)
Produced by Ljungbergs Textiltryck AB
Flod, Sweden

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Astrid Sampe (Designer)

Title

Soft Sand

Place

Sweden (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 1954

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; screen printed; permanently pleated

Inscriptions

Inscription (on selvage of b): Astrid Sampe

Dimensions

a: 38.4 × 35.7 cm (15 1/8 × 14 1/8 in.); b: 15.2 × 49.5 cm (6 × 19 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Astrid Sampe

Reference Number

1988.490.1a-b

Extended information about this artwork

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