Piece

Manufacturer Pepperell Manufacturing Company American

1935

Not on view

This charming textile incorporates nearly every motif in the classical repertoire, the effect of which is heightened by the cameo effect of its color way.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Piece
Maker: Ollie Scott Butler (American)
Manufacturer: Pepperell Manufacturing Company (American, Biddeford, Maine founded 1849)
Date: 1935
Culture: American
Medium: Printed cotton
Dimensions: 23 × 49 1/4 in. (58.4 × 125.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Printed
Credit Line: Gift of Ollie Scott Butler, 1944
Object Number: 44.139.2
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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