Fragment (Carpet)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Richard Riemerschmid (Designer)

Title

Fragment (Carpet)

Place

Munich (Object made in:)

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Made 1901–1950

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave with three-color supplementary pile warps forming uncut solid velvet

Dimensions

33 × 14.5 cm (13 × 5 3/4 in.); Repeat: 2 × 2 cm (3/4 × 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Albrecht Widmann

Reference Number

1988.493.1

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