"Theban Trio" pillow cover sample; Ruth S. Prengel; 1956-60
date: label: Date made
content: 1956-1960
label: associated dates
content: 1960 04 01 / 1960 04 01
notes: label: Description
content: "Theban Trio" silkscreen printed linen pillow cover sample; Ruth S. Prengel; 1956-60. Egyptian motif in center of square depicting female figures with musical instruments surrounded by stylized floral border; dark red, turquoise, mustard and blue with black accents; silkscreen on linen; Design name "Theban Trio". Selvage marking: "Rsp '56 Ruth S Prengel Theban Trio".
label: Description
content: Submitted to the Library of Congress for copyright April 1 1960.
label: Description
content: Note that the designer apparently worked at the American Embassy in Beirut.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0111.161A
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0111.161A
label: accession number
content: 1990.0111
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pillow Cover Sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: screen-printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in; 46.99 cm x 46.99 cm