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Five Study Samples

A work made of .1: stone and coins; over sewn with cotton in simple looping stitches
.2 and .3: stone; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches
.4: stone; painted; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches; glass beads
.5: stone; wrapped with wool and synthetic felt; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches.

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  • A work made of .1: stone and coins; over sewn with cotton in simple looping stitches
.2 and .3: stone; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches
.4: stone; painted; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches; glass beads
.5: stone; wrapped with wool and synthetic felt; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches.

Date:

1950/91

Artist:

Claire Zeisler (American, 1903–1991)
Chicago, United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Claire Zeisler

Title

Five Study Samples

Place

Chicago (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 1950–1991

Medium

.1: Stone and coins; over sewn with cotton in simple looping stitches .2 and .3: Stone; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches .4: Stone; painted; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches; glass beads .5: Stone; wrapped with wool and synthetic felt; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches

Dimensions

.1: 17.7 × 2.8 cm (7 × 1 1/8 in.) .2: 3.9 × 2.5 cm (1 1/2 × 1 in.) .3: 3.8 × 2.6 cm (1 1/2 × 1 in.) .4: no measurements .5: no measurements

Credit Line

Gift of Joan Binkley in memory of Claire Zeisler

Reference Number

1992.475.1-5

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