Length of furnishing fabric: Calico Cow

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Length of furnishing fabric: Calico Cow

"Calico Cow" furnishing fabric

American

1952

Medium/Technique Printed cotton broken twill weave

Dimensions 38-1/4 x 33-1/2 inches (97.2 x 85.1cm)

Credit Line Gift of Ashley and Mark Callahan in honor of Ilonka Sigmund, the artist's granddaughter

Accession Number2007.288

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsTextiles – Printed

DescriptionLength of cotton printed with pattern of farmer and wife surrounded by cavorting farm animals -- cows, horses, goats, ducks, chickens, lambs, rabbits, pigs, densely filled with small floral calico prints in shades of green, blue, pink, orange, yellow, and white on a dark green ground. Labeled: "A Riverdale Fabric "Calico Cow" created by Ilonka Karasz of Associated American Artists 1952/ A color tested fabric: Best obtainable vat dyes."

ProvenanceDonor purchased from an online auction March 24, 1999; Gift to MFA March 21, 2007.