cover image: Indian Silk Stripe

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Indian Silk Stripe

1958

Research in Progress Weft-faced plain weave with doubled wefts in even horizontal stripes of dark red, pale yellow, orange and yellow-green. Warp is comprised of very fine black threads. Number 392.
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Authors

Alexander Hayden Girard, American, 1907–1993, Far Eastern Fabrics, Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA

Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Dates
1958
Format
Medium: silk Technique: weft-faced plain weave with doubled wefts
Pages
Warp x Weft: 29.8 x 31.1 cm (11 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India USA
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1969-165-1090
Rights
Gift of Alexander H. Girard
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/9bc71f64c46a9ba44237a710b27b7016