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Elements I

A work made of lamb's wool, plain weave; appliquéd with mohair; plain weave with warp fringe; folded, molded, and tucked; embroidered with lamb's wool, alpaca, mohair, and karabul in buttonhole, chain, feather, running, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching.

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  • A work made of lamb's wool, plain weave; appliquéd with mohair; plain weave with warp fringe; folded, molded, and tucked; embroidered with lamb's wool, alpaca, mohair, and karabul in buttonhole, chain, feather, running, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching.

Date:

1978

Artist:

Nancy Hemenway Barton (American, 1920–2008)
United States, Maine, Mouse Island

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Nancy Hemenway Barton

Title

Elements I

Place

Maine (Object made in)

Date

Made 1978

Medium

Lamb's wool, plain weave; appliquéd with mohair; plain weave with warp fringe; folded, molded, and tucked; embroidered with lamb's wool, alpaca, mohair, and karabul in buttonhole, chain, feather, running, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching

Dimensions

260.7 × 145 cm (102 5/8 × 57 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Keating Family Foundation

Reference Number

1979.566

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