See more objects with the color gainsboro lightsteelblue lightslategrey darkslateblue slategrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1935

  • Work on this object began.

1971

  • Work on this object ended.

1974

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Hanging (USA)

This is a Hanging. It was designed by Mary Dumas. It is dated 1935–71 and we acquired it in 1974. Its medium is cotton and its technique is stitch-resist dyed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 281.9 x 102.9 cm (9 ft. 3 in. x 40 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Hanging (USA); Designed by Mary Dumas (American, 1912–1971); cotton; H x W: 281.9 x 102.9 cm (9 ft. 3 in. x 40 1/2 in.); 1974-48-17

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18483321/ |title=Hanging (USA) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=22 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>