"Fancy Free" Fabric Swatch Designed by Ruth Adler Schnee, 1949
THF169013 / "Fancy Free" Fabric Swatch Designed by Ruth Adler Schnee, 1949
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Artifact Overview
Trained as an interior architect, Ruth Adler Schnee began her pioneering foray into textile design with an entry into the Chicago Tribune's "Better Rooms for Better Living" interior design competition. Unable to locate suitable fabrics, she designed her own and this ad hoc textile she designed drew attention. She promptly taught herself to screen print and began to sell her own designs.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Swatch
Date Made
1949
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.103.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Purchased with funds from the Eleanor B. Safford Memorial Textile Fund.
Material
Batiste
Color
Gray (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 37 in
Width: 50 in
Inscriptions
on front of paper tag:
asa / ADLER-SCHNEE ASSOCIATES / CONTEMPORARY HAND PRINTED TEXTILES / RUTH ADLER DESIGNS / [...] / FABRIC Imported Dreamspun / DESIGN "FANCY FREE" / COLOR CUSTOM / Gray #6, White#1 Cennini / REPEAT 25" / WIDTH 50" / STOCK / PRICE
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