Object Timeline

1946

  • Work on this object began.

1956

  • Work on this object ended.

2020

2021

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Sample For A Room Divider

This is a Sample for a room divider. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated ca. 1951–1952 and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is cotton, viscose rayon, silk-viscose rayon blend, silk, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn, wood. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Titi Halle. It is credited Gift of Titi Halle.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 39 × 127.6 cm (15 3/8 × 50 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample For A Room Divider; Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); cotton, viscose rayon, silk-viscose rayon blend, silk, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn, wood; H x W: 39 × 127.6 cm (15 3/8 × 50 1/4 in.); Gift of Titi Halle; 2021-15-30

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