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“Americana Prints: Plum Blossoms” Textile

Designer Katharine Sturges American
Manufacturer Stehli Silks Corporation American
1925 (Series I)
Not on view
Katharine Sturges began her career as an illustrator. She was one of two women who were part of the original group of designers commissioned by Stehli art director Ruzzie Green to create the "Americana Collection" of dress silks. Sturges was by far the most prolific member, completing a total of eighteen designs, mostly floral patterns.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: “Americana Prints: Plum Blossoms” Textile
  • Designer: Katharine Sturges (American, Chicago, Illinois 1890–1979 New York)
  • Manufacturer: Stehli Silks Corporation (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1897–1953)
  • Date: 1925 (Series I)
  • Medium: Printed silk
  • Dimensions: 53 × 39 1/4 in. (134.6 × 99.7 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Printed
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Hilary Knight, in memory of Katharine Sturges and Clayton Knight, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.546.24
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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