Blinds sample

Museum number:
2-63253
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
4345 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.01
Description:
Strip of fabric for blinds. Hand-woven. Warp spaced in vertical sections. Warp: cotton, silk, rayon, metal. Weft: heavy half-round wood dowels, thin round reeds. Plain weave in orange, green, blue, copper. The wood and reed warps are painted navy blue. 24"x26" From the Dorothy Liebes Collection
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley) and Dorothy Liebes
Collection place:
United States
Verbatim coll. place:
U.S.A; Lieb
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Maker or artist:
Dorothy Liebes
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blinds (coverings)
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Blinds sample, accession number 2-63253, described as Strip of fabric for blinds. Hand-woven. Warp spaced in vertical sections. Warp: cotton, silk, rayon, metal. Weft: heavy half-round wood dowels, thin round reeds. Plain weave in orange, green, blue, copper. The wood and reed warps are painted navy blue. 24"x26" From the Dorothy Liebes CollectionHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Blinds sample, accession number 2-63253, described as Strip of fabric for blinds. Hand-woven. Warp spaced in vertical sections. Warp: cotton, silk, rayon, metal. Weft: heavy half-round wood dowels, thin round reeds. Plain weave in orange, green, blue, copper. The wood and reed warps are painted navy blue. 24"x26" From the Dorothy Liebes Collection
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blinds sample, accession number 2-63253, described as Strip of fabric for blinds. Hand-woven. Warp spaced in vertical sections. Warp: cotton, silk, rayon, metal. Weft: heavy half-round wood dowels, thin round reeds. Plain weave in orange, green, blue, copper. The wood and reed warps are painted navy blue. 24"x26" From the Dorothy Liebes Collection

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