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VINTAGE HAND BLOCK PRINTED TEXTILE, "Head of the Cove", c. 1945
About the Item
This textile was hand block printed onto cotton by Louise Kenyon and the Folly Cove Designers. The group was founded by Virginia Lee Burton, the celebrated children's book author and illustrator who wrote "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel", "The Little House", and "Mabel the Cable Car", among other classics, which have never gone out of print. Production of these textiles ceased in 1968 when Virginia Lee Burton died. This example has been archivally framed, invisibly sewn onto linen backing and framed with UV protected plexiglass.
- Dimensions:Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1945
- Condition:Very good. Newly archivally framed.
- Seller Location:Essex, MA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: U0907288377411
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