Silk Textile — Louis Majorelle

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Artist: Louis Majorelle
Date: 1900
Medium: tabby, patterned with complementary weft floats; silk
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Textiles
Culture: France, 20th century
Credit line: Gift of Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe

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