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Strip of dyed cloth
Object Number 2004.24.17017
Display Title Strip of dyed cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Frag-old-modern-dyes aniline - except purple from shells, blue probably from indigo and light tan. Costa Rica - Southeast. Acc. No. 43-21, Cat. No. 20/14859. Length: 52cm
Subject
  • Textile
  • Modern
  • Cloth
  • Fragment
  • dye
Department Photographic
Date 1943
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 13.97 cm (3 x 5 1/2 in.)

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