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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and silk in laidwork and couching.

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  • A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and silk in laidwork and couching.

Date:

1987

Artist:

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

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lissy Funk

Title

Sample

Place

Zürich (Object made in:)

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Made 1987

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and silk in laidwork and couching

Dimensions

21.3 × 18.7 cm (8 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lissy Funk

Reference Number

1987.256.4

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