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Ananas (Pineapples)

1923
designed by

Charles Martin

(French, 1848–1934)
manufacturer

Bianchini-Férier

(French, Lyon, est. 1888)
Culture
France
Medium
patterned weave, Jacquard loom; silk
Measurements
Overall: 248.3 x 129.9 cm (97 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.559
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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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)

1923

Charles Martin, Bianchini-Férier

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

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