Rippled chevron

Name/Title

Rippled chevron

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.147

Description

From the book: "This pattern is similar to Zebra Chevron but it is wider, and has a faintly Oriental flavor. Patterns like this can be found in Persian rugs, Turkish mosaic work, and the like."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 4 : Color-Change Patterns

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Janet Houpert

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

Perkasie

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Janet learned to knit at age 15 using a "how to knit" booklet. At the time, everyone was crocheting and she wanted to learn this "more refined" craft.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten note.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library