
Spice Garden (Furnishing Fabric)
June GroffWW-1981-132001
1981·Cotton, plain weave; supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; printed·257.5 × 136.7 cm (101 3/8 × 53 7/8 in.)
<p>June Groff’s <em>Spice Garden</em> pattern, designed in the mid-1940s, became the first printed textile produced by the firm of Jack Lenor Larsen Inc. While the design initially was printed on plain cotton, its popularity led to the production of a velvet version as part of the 1981 Magnificata collection. The name of the collection could be a reference to the idea of praising or lauding virtues, whether those were Groff’s virtues as an artist and designer or the virtues that she found in nature and celebrated in her design.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1981
- Dimensions
- 257.5 × 136.7 cm (101 3/8 × 53 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- June Groff
Artist

June Groff
Printmaking
Designed by June Groff (American, 1903–1974) and Larsen Design Studio (American, 1958–1997)
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- June Groff
- Year
- 1981
- Dimensions
- 257.5 × 136.7 cm (101 3/8 × 53 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1981-132001
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified