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Berlin Woolwork Picture

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-28324

Description

Berlin woolwork picture; depicts woman workin on needlework with an admiring man watching in interior scene with a dog and a mandolin; polychrome; silk, wool; Berlin wool work, tent stitch; framed under glass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

needlework (visual works)
Berlin woolwork
wool (textile)
yarn
wood (plant material)
glass (material)
silk (textile)
interior
figure- and animal-derived motifs
musical instruments
Needlework
Picture, Needlework

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24 1/4 x 20 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Miss Henrietta Page

Accession Number

1918.1033

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)

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