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Hanging

A work made of coiled wool yarns wrapped and overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; metal discs overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; wool yarns irregularly interworked, knotted in half stitches, and terminating in cut fringe.

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  • A work made of coiled wool yarns wrapped and overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; metal discs overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; wool yarns irregularly interworked, knotted in half stitches, and terminating in cut fringe.

Date:

1950s

Artist:

Claire Zeisler (American, 1903–1991)
Chicago, United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Claire Zeisler

Title

Hanging

Places

United States (Object made in), Illinois (Object made in), Chicago (Object made in)

Date

Made 1950-1959

Medium

Coiled wool yarns wrapped and overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; metal discs overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; wool yarns irregularly interworked, knotted in half stitches, and terminating in cut fringe

Dimensions

190.4 × 12 cm (75 × 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Katharine Kuh

Reference Number

1989.80

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