Medium:

Medium: linen Technique: block printed on plain weave

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft: 120 x 71 cm (47 1/4 x 27 15/16 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Textile

Made in:

Germany or German colony in USA

Date:

19th century

Description:

Vertical serpentines of flowers form an ogival framework for vignette of dancing couple along with two small animals playing the drum and zither. German verse appears below the dancing couple. Printed in reddish-brown on natural linen ground.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Benjamin Ginsburg

Accession Number:

1956-72-8

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a74b2a3c-9aa8-4e4d-9d07-da937b500f74

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1956-72-8