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Stamps for Embroidery

c. 1937

Charlotte Angus

Associated Names

Charlotte Angus

Artist, American, 1911 - 1989

The image displays two wooden embroidery stamps with intricate floral and geometric patterns. The stamps are placed centrally on a light beige background. There are line drawings of similar decorative motifs surrounding the stamps. The text "EARLY AMERICAN EMBROIDERY STAMPS" is at the top and "CHARLOTTE ANGUS" is at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 51 x 38.2 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.13340

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: CHARLOTTE ANGUS

Wikidata ID

Q64539707

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