Ruth Adler Schnee
"Lazy Leaves" Textile

"Lazy Leaves" Textile

© 1953 Ruth Adler Schnee

"Lazy Leaves" Textile
"Lazy Leaves" Textile
DesignerAmerican, born Germany, 1923–2023
ManufacturerAmerican, active 1949–1977
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Lazy Leaves" Textile
Datec. 1953
Manufactured inDetroit, United States
MediumPolyester, silk, cotton, rayon, and wool blend
DimensionsOverall: 68 3/4 × 45 in. (174.6 × 114.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern and Michael W. Dale, and an anonymous donor, Dr. Helen Tanour and Eleanor Freed by exchange
Object number2016.120
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceEbay, 2013; [Cora Ginsburg, LLC, New York]; MFAH, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in selvedge, right: Guaranteed to be Vat colours / [cursive] / [repeated three times]
Verso: [none]
Recto: [none]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in selvedge, right: Guaranteed to be Vat colours / [cursive] / [repeated three times]
Verso: [none]

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