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Fragment (Carpet)

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet.

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  • A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet.

Date:

1901/50

Artist:

Designed by Adelbert Niemeyer (German, 1867–1932)
Possibly produced by Deutsche Werkstätten
Germany, Munich

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Adelbert Niemeyer (Designer)

Title

Fragment (Carpet)

Place

Munich (Object made in)

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Made 1901–1950

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet

Dimensions

40 × 16.8 cm (15 3/4 × 6 5/8 in.); Repeat: 3.8 × 4.3 cm (1 1/2 × 1 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Albrecht Widmann

Reference Number

1988.493.2

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