Crewel Embroidery for Bed Hanging

c. 1936

Mary Berner

Associated Names
Mary Berner

Artist, American, born Germany, 1901 - 2003

The image contains a rectangular piece of fabric with floral designs and a fringe. The fabric shows colorful flowers and leaves in shades of blue, teal, and red against a beige background. Below, there is a black and white line drawing of a more detailed floral design on fabric. Both fabric pieces have fringed edges pointing downward.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.8 × 29.9 cm (9 × 11 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 58" long; 9 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3047

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Mary Berner.

Wikidata ID

Q64607500

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