Physical description:
Tunic. Description: loom-formed tunic (tubular construction) of silk and linen (ochre-green) with inlays of brown, pink, blue, orange and yellow; batteau neck-line, no sleeves; lined in buff colored, light, plain weave silk. Dimensions: 20-1/2" across shoulders x 26-1/4" shoulder to hem.
Content description:
Woven by Trude Cuermonprez (nee Jalowetz), who taught textiles at California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California; and who was the subject of an exhibition, in which this piece was display, The Oakland Museum, Art Department, Nov. 13 - Dec. 26, 1982. This is one of the few pieces of art-to-wear the designer did.
