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Length of furnishing fabric

Designed by: Marjatta Metsovaara (Finnish, born in 1927)
Designed for: Tampella
Finnish
1965–75
Object Place: Finland

Medium/Technique Cotton twill weave, screen-printed
Dimensions Length x width: 310 x 134.5 cm (122 1/16 x 52 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by the Textile and Costume Society, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Accession Number2009.2843
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextilesPrintedSilk screen

DescriptionOverall design of abstract spiral shapes in shades of blue, green, and purple. Upholstery weight cotton twill weave. In selvedge: "Made in Finland by Tampella, Design Marjatta Metsovaara."
ProvenanceAugust 2007, purchased via internet auction by Susan Ward, Lexington, MA; purchased from Ward by the MFA (Accession date: June 17, 2009)