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"Americana Prints: Chinese Legend" Textile

Designer Neysa McMein American
Manufacturer Stehli Silks Corporation American
1927 (Series III, released spring 1928)
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Americana Prints: Chinese Legend" Textile
  • Designer: Neysa McMein (American, Quincy, Illinois 1890–1949 New York)
  • Manufacturer: Stehli Silks Corporation (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1897–1953)
  • Date: 1927 (Series III, released spring 1928)
  • Medium: Printed silk
  • Dimensions: 41 x 27 in. (104.1 cm. x 68.6 cm. )
  • Classification: Textiles-Printed
  • Credit Line: Gift of Stehli Silks Corporation, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.243.16
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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