"Textura Prima Solida" Textile, circa 1945
THF810441 / "Textura Prima Solida" Textile, circa 1945
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Yardage
Date Made
circa 1945
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Angelo Testa for Angelo Testa & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.84.1277
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum, donated to ATHM by Diane L. Fagan Affleck.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Color
Red (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 50 in
Inscriptions
along edge:
ANGELO TESTA + CO.
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