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This overall piece with two attached paper labels represents many small blue shapes reminding the stylized papyrus flower in the Ancient Egypt, containing typical flowers of the Provence, in the South East of France, in lively colors on a white background. Between these closed shapes, the blue background is animated by small close white strokes.
textiles
samples
fragments
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Sample, Material
Sample, Material
Brunschwig & Fils/ INC./ No. 61292.01/ Sample/ Repeat 11/ Width 54/ Name Provencal Cotton/ Print/ Color Blue (Label 1, Red and white label)
NEW YORK/ Coord. With series/ 6130.01 & 6131.01 %/ Cotton 100%/ Rayon %/ Linen %/ Wool %/ Silk % (Label 1, Red and white label)
NOTICE/ VN/ Samples not returned within/ 30 days will be invoiced/ to you./ Please retain all receipts for/ your records./ Thank you for your/ cooperation./ Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Label 2, Yellow label)
DATE BORROWED/ JUN 17 1982 JAM/ JAN 22 1982 CD/ SEP - 8 1982 CMP/ [illegible] (Label 2, Yellow label)
Provencal
455.1
Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.
39 1/4 x 27 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Jane C. Nylander
2012.126.37
1980-2008 (Brunschwig was founded in 1891, and Brunschwig & Fils was founded in 1900.)
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