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A work made of cotton and paper, interlooping (crochet and crochet variations); embroidered with silk and paper, cotton, mercerized cotton, ramie and nylon in variations on long and short stitches and some knotting; leather and ramie in laid work and couching; metal (aluminum?) wrapped with silk and paper secured to the surface with adhesive; blocked; lined with silk, plain weave.
© 2008-2012 Michael Olszewski.

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  • A work made of cotton and paper, interlooping (crochet and crochet variations); embroidered with silk and paper, cotton, mercerized cotton, ramie and nylon in variations on long and short stitches and some knotting; leather and ramie in laid work and couching; metal (aluminum?) wrapped with silk and paper secured to the surface with adhesive; blocked; lined with silk, plain weave.

Date:

2008/12

Artist:

Michael Olszewski (American, b. 1950)
United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Michael Olszewski

Title

Evidence

Place

United States (Object made in)

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Made 2008–2012

Medium

cotton and paper, interlooping (crochet and crochet variations); embroidered with silk and paper, cotton, mercerized cotton, ramie and nylon in variations on long and short stitches and some knotting; leather and ramie in laid work and couching; metal (aluminum?) wrapped with silk and paper secured to the surface with adhesive; blocked; lined with silk, plain weave

Dimensions

75.3 × 74 × 5.1 cm (29 5/8 × 29 1/8 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society

Reference Number

2013.64

Copyright

© 2008-2012 Michael Olszewski.

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