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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, hemp, silk, and cotton in a variety of laid work and couching with overcast and buttonhole bars.

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  • A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, hemp, silk, and cotton in a variety of laid work and couching with overcast and buttonhole bars.

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, hemp, silk, and cotton in a variety of laid work and couching with overcast and buttonhole bars

Dimensions

43.2 × 19.2 cm (17 × 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lissy Funk

Reference Number

1987.256.6

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