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A work made of perforated paper; embroidered with linen in running stitches; cut to form surface pile; regularly placed holes with fringe.
© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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  • A work made of perforated paper; embroidered with linen in running stitches; cut to form surface pile; regularly placed holes with fringe.

Date:

1970s

Artist:

Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
United States, New York, New York City

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lenore Tawney

Title

Card

Place

New York City (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1970–1979

Medium

Perforated paper; embroidered with linen in running stitches; cut to form surface pile; regularly placed holes with fringe

Dimensions

16.6 × 12.8 cm (6 1/2 × 5 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Katharine Kuh

Reference Number

1994.298

Copyright

© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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