Textile Design of Vertical Stripes of Overlapping Scales Simulating Tie-Dye Framed by Alternating Vertical Strings of Squares

Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century Alsatian

1840

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Rectangular sheet of paper with a textile design from a group, dated 1840, made in Mulhouse, Alsace, which was an important nineteenth-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. The design consists of vertical stripes of overlapping abstract scales of dark reddish-brown color simulating a tie-dye textile, over a light tan base. The stripes are framed by alternating vertical strings of four squares of white color outlined in black. Three repetitions of the stripes of scales are rendered, the other two are incomplete, showing only the pencil traces of the outline of the pattern.

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Title: Textile Design of Vertical Stripes of Overlapping Scales Simulating Tie-Dye Framed by Alternating Vertical Strings of Squares
Artist: Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century
Date: 1840
Medium: Gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/16 × 3 1/4 in. (7.8 × 8.3 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 1978.671.5(20.11)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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