Applique-work picture of a basket of strawberries
Applique-work picture of a basket of strawberries
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- Description
- Three dimensional applique-work picture (unframed) of a basket of strawberries. Elongated basket, woven of tan napped wool. Open top of basket filled with wool strawberries, painted red with gold silk bullion stitch seeds, and capped with green felt leaves. Basket has red fabric behind it to look like strawberries peeping through. Basket seems to be mounted on paper. Filled with cotton batting. Stitched to brown napped wool background.
- NB: A second image attached to this record, of a pieced square, is incorrect.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Needlework, Picture
- Measurements
- overall: 15 1/2 in x 14 3/8 in; 39.37 cm x 36.5125 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T16964.000
- catalog number
- T16964.000
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- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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