Object Timeline

1952

  • Work on this object began.

2020

2021

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Sample

This is a Sample. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated 1952 and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is cotton, viscose rayon, silk-viscose rayon blend, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn, painted wood. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Titi Halle. It is credited Gift of Titi Halle.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 24.4 × 55.9 cm (9 5/8 in. × 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample; Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); cotton, viscose rayon, silk-viscose rayon blend, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn, painted wood; H x W: 24.4 × 55.9 cm (9 5/8 in. × 22 in.); Gift of Titi Halle; 2021-15-31

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