Bed Valance (Detail)

c. 1941

Marion Gaylord

Associated Names
Marion Gaylord

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large floral embroidery design on a piece of fabric. It features a central flower with curving petals and stems adorned with smaller blossoms and leaves. The color palette includes muted tones of red, blue, green, yellow, and beige. The largest flower is slightly off-center and positioned upwards, with its vine extending horizontally across the fabric. Additional smaller flowers and leaves are present on either side of the vine.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.3 x 44.5 cm (14 11/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 114" long; 10 1/4" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.84

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 105, no. 213.

Wikidata ID

Q64595330

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