Futurism

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Subject

Textiles

Title

Futurism

Date

1915 - 1947

Description

Discharge-printed silk crepe yardage; thin, short white vertical lines irregularly spaced apart in an ombré affect on a dark blue background, creating the effect of continuous movement.

The discharge method of dyeing removes the color from the ground.

Source

Donor: Louis J. Cella, Jr.

Identifier

URI 1990.09.809

Medium

discharge print silk crepe

Provenance

The Tirocchi Dressmaker Shop. Providence, Rhode Island

Citation

“Futurism,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 17, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/70.