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Pacific Mills

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image titled "Samples by Pacific Mills" by an unknown artist displays 20 fabric swatches arranged in 4 rows and 5 columns on a gray background. The top row contains one long fabric swatch on the left with Asian lettering and four short swatches to its right. The second row contains three short fabric swatches with stripes and dots on the left, a short floral swatch in the center, and a short swatch with a geometric pattern on the right. The third row contains a long blue and tan swatch with geometric patterns on the left, a long green and red floral swatch in the center, and a long swatch with green and gold on the right. The bottom row contains a short blue swatch on the left, a short brown swatch in the center, and a short patterned swatch on the right. Each swatch has a white label with black text underneath.

Artwork Details

Date
1856
Medium
Wool, printed
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 515 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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