Handwoven drapery of black and "gold" (rick-rack, sequins and tassels woven into the cloth); cloth is completely lined with gold colored satin weave; pleated across the top.
Content description:
Woven by Dorothy Liebes, supposedly before she moved from San Francisco to New York. It reflects the playful imagination of Liebes' work in the inclusion of sequins, rick-rack and tassels in the wefts. History also has it that this piece hung in Dorothy Liebes' own home.
Persons:
Dorothy Wright Liebes
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