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Scalamandré

Length of Red Ground Silk with Tree of Life Motif

1984

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Scalamandré

Length of Red Ground Silk with Tree of Life Motif

1984

Physical Qualities Silk, cotton, 75 1/2 x 55 1/2 in. (191.8 x 141 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Lutherville, Maryland
Object Number 2015.319
Length of red ground silk with woven tree of life pattern and multi colored floral designs. Pattern is formed of supplementary wefts of greens, blue, reds, yellow-gold. The selvage edges are....and the short ends are cut. The fabric is backed with a white-knit cotton.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Lutherville

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Scalamandré

1928–1928

American, founded 1929
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