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Black and White Apertures

A work made of pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton, silk and polyester plain, patterned, twill and satin weaves; cotton and polyester embroidery threads.

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  • A work made of pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton, silk and polyester plain, patterned, twill and satin weaves; cotton and polyester embroidery threads.

Date:

1990

Artist:

Designed and executed by Lucy Goffin (English, born 1947)
England, East Sussex, Newhaven

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lucy Goffin

Title

Black and White Apertures

Place

England (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 1990

Medium

Pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton, silk and polyester plain, patterned, twill and satin weaves; cotton and polyester embroidery threads

Inscriptions

Inscription (label on reverse): Lucy Goffin 1990 "Apertures"

Dimensions

184.5 × 154 cm (72 5/8 × 60 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Nicole Williams Contemporary Textile Fund

Reference Number

1996.379

Extended information about this artwork

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