Andrea Branzi
"La Farfalla di Battista" (The Butterfly of Battista) Panel

"La Farfalla di Battista" (The Butterfly of Battista) Panel

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"La Farfalla di Battista" (The Butterfly of Battista) Panel
"La Farfalla di Battista" (The Butterfly of Battista) Panel
DesignerItalian, 1938–2023
DesignerItalian, 1941–2014
DesignerItalian, active 1966–1974
ManufacturerItalian, established 1957
CultureItalian
Titles
  • "La Farfalla di Battista" (The Butterfly of Battista) Panel
Date1967
PlaceFlorence, Italy
MediumScreenprinted synthetic
Dimensions136 × 60 in. (345.4 × 152.4 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston
Object number2017.166
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenancePoltronova (the manufacturer); [sold to Cora Ginsburg Inc., New York, January 2017]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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