Embroidered Rug

c. 1937

Dorothy Lacey

Associated Names
Dorothy Lacey

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Two large roosters are depicted on an embroidered textile. Each rooster has multi-colored tail feathers in pink, blue, and brown. The color palette includes brown, beige, green, blue, and pink. The roosters are set against a background of horizontal bands transitioning from blue to green. The border surrounding the central scene includes leafy patterns and round floral motifs in green and red.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.3 x 43.7 cm (14 5/16 x 17 3/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 35" high; 43 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.202

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 538, no. 1997.

Wikidata ID

Q64555919

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