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Object Details

Designer

Saul Steinberg, (American, born Romania, 1914–1999)

Manufacturer

Piazza Prints Inc., New York, NY, founded 1946

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Divided into four sections with black and white scene of train station. Top left has a train/trolley in color and the bottom right corner show colored motifs. Thin linework used to create perspective with bold outlines for emphasis of architecture.

Credit Line

Gift of Harvey Smith

Date

1949

Accession Number

1968-135-90

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Object Name

Scarf

Type

Scarf

Medium

Medium: silk Technique: screen printed on plain weave using eight screens Label: screen-printed silk

Dimensions

H x W: 88.9 x 88.3 cm (35 x 34 3/4 in.)

made in

New York, 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/kq49c1c312b-789e-4959-910b-283ada551aaa

Record ID

chndm_1968-135-90

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