Sample prototype for the Alcoa Forecast Rug

Designer Marianne Strengell American, born Finland

1956

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Title: Sample prototype for the Alcoa Forecast Rug
Designer: Marianne Strengell (American (born Finland), Helsinki 1909–1998 Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
Date: 1956
Medium: Linen, wool, aluminum thread
Dimensions: 40 × 9 in. (101.6 × 22.9 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Gift of designer, 1985
Object Number: 1985.451.7
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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