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Hanging ("The Sweet Way of Life")

A work made of cotton, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

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  • A work made of cotton, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Date:

c. 1927

Artist:

Lorentz Kleiser
American, 1879–1963
After a cartoon by K. Folstadt
Produced by Edgewater Tapestry Looms, 1913–1934
United States, New Jersey, Bergen County, Edgewater

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lorentz Kleiser (Designer)

Title

Hanging ("The Sweet Way of Life")

Place

New Jersey (Object made in)

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Made 1925–1929

Medium

Cotton, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

Dimensions

187 × 245.3 cm (73 5/8 × 96 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Mrs. Julian Armstrong Fund; Mr. and Mrs. William W. McKittrick Endowment Fund; Alexander Demond, Miriam Ewing-Hamill, and Chester D. Tripp funds

Reference Number

2009.202

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