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Textile Samples

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1961

GUSN

GUSN-103355

Description

Ten textile swatches attached at one end with staples each featuring an identical design of stripes of abstract patterns in a different color combination.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cloth
Sample, Material
Sample, Material

Inscription

Fabric 1: "TATTARI" "10.0"; Fabric 2: "10.3"; Fabric 3: "10.4"; Fabric 4: "10.7"; Fabric 5: "11.0"; Fabric 6: "11.2"; Fabric 7: "11.3"; Fabric 8: "11.4"; Fabric 9: "11.5"; Fabric 10: "11.7" (Printed paper label)

Pattern

Tattari

Associated Person

Thompson, Ben, Mr.

Additional Identification Number

3083

People and Organizations

Design Research

Thompson, Ben, Mr.

Maker

Toikka, Oiva (Finnish craftsman, born 1931) (Designer)
Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Finland; Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 8 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

2000.491.2

Related Items

Title 19 Accession Number 2000.491.1

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