Applique and Embroidered Coverlet

c. 1939

Margaret Concha

Associated Names
Margaret Concha

Artist, American, 1897 - 1994

This image features a large urn filled with colorful flowers in the center. The color palette includes pinks, blues, greens, yellows, and browns. Surrounding the urn are intricate floral patterns, with additional details like birds and figures below, and floral and vine motifs along the edges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 59.5 × 50.3 cm (23 7/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2756

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2022

  • The Clamor of Ornament: Exchange, Power, and Joy from the Ffiteenth Century to the Present, The Drawing Center, New York, 2022, pl. 142, repro.

Bibliography

2022

  • Hoptman, Laura J. The Clamor of Ornament: Exchange, Power, and Joy from the Fifteenth Century to the Present. Exh. cat. The Drawing Center, New York, New York, 2022: 214, pl. 142, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Margaret Concha.

Wikidata ID

Q64594933

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