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Ananas (Pineapples)

1923
designed by

Charles Martin

(French, 1848–1934)
manufacturer

Bianchini-Férier

(French, Lyon, est. 1888)
France
patterned weave, Jacquard loom; silk
Overall: 248.3 x 129.9 cm (97 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.559
Location: not on view
This artwork is known to be under copyright.

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Brightly colored silk fabrics were most often used as upholstery or in a more lavish display, as wall coverings.

Description

Stylized pineapples in subtle shades of pink blend the familiar with the abstracted in this design displayed at the 1925 world's fair in Paris, then in the associated traveling exhibition that toured American museums the following year.
Ananas (Pineapples)

Ananas (Pineapples)

1923

Charles Martin, Bianchini-Férier

(French, 1848–1934), (French, Lyon, est. 1888)
France

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