Cat and Snail

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Edith Park Martin, (American, 1916–1989)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Profile of a cat in gold peering at a green snail embroidered on a blue-gray patterned ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Edith Park Martin
1961
Accession Number
1962-96-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
embroidery & stitching
Object Name
Embroidered picture
Type
Embroidered picture
Medium
Medium: wool, silk, foil-wrapped yarn, plastic gemstone Technique: couch stitch embroidery on 2/1 twill damask
Dimensions
H x W: 36.5 x 28.5 cm (14 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
made in
USA
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Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1962-96-1
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4dfa232b8-89b7-4e15-aec8-bcd28d0a2c29

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