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Student Notebook Containing Notes, Diagrams and Swatches

Alfred Fehr

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Artist
Alfred Fehr
Date
c. 1898–1900
Medium
Bound notebook of technical notes and weave samples: fabrics for clothing and mixed goods, ribbed and twill cottons, and jacquard; 176 pages
Materials
paper (fiber product), linen (material), cotton (textile)
Dimensions
38.7 × 27.3 × 6.7 cm (15 1/4 × 10 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Credit
Gift of Odette Brabec

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Alfred Fehr, Student Notebook Containing Notes, Diagrams and Swatches, c. 1898–1900, Bound notebook of technical notes and weave samples: fabrics for clothing and mixed goods, ribbed and twill cottons, and jacquard; 176 pages, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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Gift of Odette Brabec

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