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Textile Remnant "First Embassy"

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-313424

Description

Remnant "First Embassy" pattern. This overall piece represents a pattern of two stylized flowers repeated between five strips alternating different decorative stylized flowers, in a vertical composition. The major colors are blue, pink and light brown, over a beige background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

samples
textiles
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Sample, Material
Sample, Material

Inscription

: “FIRST EMBASSY” WATERHOUSE WALLHANGINGS, INC. (Repeated once)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

74.5 x 50 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.1212

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