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Swatch
Mariano FortunyCirca 1907-1949
Museo del Traje, Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Horizontal, rectangular piece. Pink background with 17 vertical borders arranged evenly and formed by joining two bands with designs based on elements of Kufic script. Selvages retained to the sides.
Very simple fabric, probably intended for curtains where the lettering appears as a merely decorative element.
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Details
- Title: Swatch
- Creator: Mariano Fortuny
- Creator Birth Date: 1871
- Creator Death Date: 1949
- Manufacturer: Fortuny - Palazzo Pesaro Orfei
- Date Created: Circa 1907-1949
- Location Created: Venecia, Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 101 x 130 cm
- Type: Swatch
- Original Source: CE088568
- Rights: Museo del Traje CIPE
- Medium: Cotton
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