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Tablecloth

Fabric designed by: Vuokko Nurmesniemi (Finnish, born in 1930)
For: Printex
Finnish
about 1958
Object Place: Finland

Medium/Technique Screen-printed cotton plain weave
Dimensions Height x width: 83 1/4 x 46 3/4 in. (211.5 x 118.7 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Robert T. and Margaret M. Eskridge to honor and preserve the international significance of Finnish contemporary arts and design, which flourished between 1950 and 1980
Accession Number2007.510
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextilesPrintedSilk screen

DescriptionTablecloth of screen-printed fabric, pattern of overlapping stripes of dark brown, purple and bright pink, all edges turned under (no selvedges visible).
ProvenancePurchased in Finland by Robert T. and Margaret M. Eskridge, spring or summer of 1958; Gift to the MFA, June 27, 2007