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    Object Details

    Designer

    Tony Sarg, (American, 1882–1942)

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Three pink elephants wearing aprons and with balloons tied to their tails, singing and drinking from champagne glasses. Printed in pink, red and two shades of blue on white.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Thomas Hess and Mrs. Calvin Stillman

    Date

    ca. 1935

    Accession Number

    1994-41-3

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    printed, dyed & painted textiles

    Object Name

    Apron

    Type

    Apron

    Medium

    Medium: cotton Technique: screen printed on plain weave

    Dimensions

    H x W: 92.1 × 74 cm (36 1/4 × 29 1/8 in.)

    made in

    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Textiles Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4045b3e9c-821c-40f9-9677-390795031d48

    Record ID

    chndm_1994-41-3

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