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Wallhanging

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-51291

Description

A rectangular panel of dark blue velvet, oil painted with a branch of apple blossoms(?) in shades of green, grey, pink, brown and yellow. It hangs from a narrow brass rod with cone and urn form finials and six small brass rings. Four blue silk pom-poms hang from the panel base. The brass rod is suspended from blue silk cord without a blue pom-pom at each end. The panel is backed in medium blue sateen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wall hangings
brass (alloy)
oil paint (paint)
cloth
silk (textile)
textiles
velvet (fabric weave)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Velvet
Oil
Brass
Silk
Floral
Apple Blossoms
Sateen
Unidentified Textile
PICTURE

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

17.5 x 13.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.1168

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