Printed Cotton - Historical

c. 1938

Mary Berner

Associated Names
Mary Berner

Artist, American, born Germany, 1901 - 2003

The image depicts a fabric or tapestry with portrait busts of various individuals. The portraits are shown from the chest up, with each individual looking directly at the viewer. The facial features are detailed realistically. The individuals have period hairstyles typical of the late 18th to early 19th century. They wear formal clothing of the period, including coats with high collars, cravats, and frock coats, with no visible jewelry. The fabric includes maritime illustrations with a ship at the bottom right and an eagle at the lower left. The background has a patterned texture resembling water or waves.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53 × 73 cm (20 7/8 × 28 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 72" wide; 84" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2809


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 576, no. 2103.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Mary Berner.

Wikidata ID

Q64607491

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