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Sample of furnishing fabric: "Swivel"
English
Designed 1877
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool double cloth
Dimensions
55.5 x 60 cm (21 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number1976.12
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionMaroon and rust wool sample. One repeat, selvedge at right. Other three sides hemmed. Symmetrical floral design recalling elements of Renaissance patterns. Small fragment machine sewn to one edge showing same design in green and blue. Original Morris & Co. paper tag attached.
ProvenanceCora Ginsburg, Inc., New York; Purchased by the MFA, 1976