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Printed Textile

c. 1938

Sidney Liswood

Associated Names

Sidney Liswood

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A patterned textile with a central blue eagle holding a small vase, surrounded by intricate foliage and floral designs set on a light-colored background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.2 x 40.5 cm (13 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 16" high; 23 1/2" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.904

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 585, no. 2128.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: S. LISWOOD

Wikidata ID

Q64631224

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