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Textile sample

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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Textile sample
  • Designer: Louise (Loja) Gesellius Saarinen (American (born Finland), Helsinki 1879–1968 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
  • Medium: Linen damask
  • Dimensions: 9 × 8 1/2 in. (22.9 × 21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Woven
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joan De Wolfe Fiore, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.409
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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