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Sankt Valentin (Saint Valentine)

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, rayon, silk, wool, and metal-foil-wrapped cotton in padded satin stitches; laid work and couching.

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  • A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, rayon, silk, wool, and metal-foil-wrapped cotton in padded satin stitches; laid work and couching.

Date:

1996

Artist:

Lissy Funk (Swiss, born Germany, 1909–2005)
Switzerland, Zürich

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lissy Funk

Title

Sankt Valentin (Saint Valentine)

Place

Zürich (Object made in)

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Made 1996

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, rayon, silk, wool, and metal-foil-wrapped cotton in padded satin stitches; laid work and couching

Dimensions

22.8 × 21.5 cm (9 × 8 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the 1996 Silkworm Travel Group

Reference Number

1997.193

Extended information about this artwork

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