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1958

  • Work on this object began.

1972

  • We acquired this object.

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Sample Card (USA)

This is a Sample card. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes and woven by Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated 1958 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is leather and its technique is plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.

Its dimensions are

H x W (sample): 20 × 11.4 cm (7 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.) H x W (card): 31.8 × 24.1 cm (12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

"for Eagle Ottawa"

Cite this object as

Sample Card (USA); Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); leather; H x W (sample): 20 × 11.4 cm (7 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.) H x W (card): 31.8 × 24.1 cm (12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.); Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin; 1972-75-112

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

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