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1948

  • Work on this object began.

1971

  • We acquired this object.

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Embroidered Picture (USA)

This is a Embroidered picture. It is dated 1948 and we acquired it in 1971. Its medium is cotton and its technique is embroidered in stem, long and short, satin and couching stitches on warp-faced plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Marian Hague. It is credited Bequest of Marian Hague.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 27 x 20 cm (10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Paper label pasted to back in Marian Hague's handwriting: Worked by a patient of the Metropolitan Hospital in the Occupational Therapy Department 'Social Service' 1948

Cite this object as

Embroidered Picture (USA); cotton; H x W: 27 x 20 cm (10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.); Bequest of Marian Hague; 1971-50-190

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