Alexander Girard
Ribbons

Ribbons
Ribbons
Ribbons
DesignerAmerican, 1907–1993
RetailerAmerican, established 1923
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ribbons
Datedesigned 1957
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 75 1/2 × 50 in. (191.8 × 127 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Edmund J. Kahn, by exchange, and Kerry Inman and Denby Auble
Object number2015.237
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[J. Reinhardt]; [Purchased by Cora Ginsburg LLC at a pier show in New York, 2000]; purcahsed by MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on selvedge: "Ribbons" herman miller fabric designed by alexander girard copyright 1961

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