UCONN HISTORICAL COSTUME & TEXTILE COLLECTION




1940

Wall hanging


"insects", 30" x 72", 70õ per yd., eggshell percale ground; block printed in light rust ink paper label “ Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project, Milwaukee, Wis; Pattern “insects P-148D”; Designed by “Albert Hahn”; Material cost 70 cents yd” Red stamp label on back - “W.P.A. Handicraft Project #8601; Milwaukee Wisconsin; Sponsored by Milwaukee County and Milwaukee State Teachers College”




Provenance:
Purchased from maker Albert Hahn) in 1940

Construction Label:
block printed fabric



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