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The image shows a rectangular piece of fabric with a circular embroidery at its center. The embroidery features a geometric pattern of interlocking triangles in green, red, and orange. The fabric is beige with subtle variations in tone and has a stitched border in red and brown tones around the embroidery. The fabric is positioned vertically in the center of the image, slightly overlapping another piece of fabric beneath it in the top left corner.
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The image shows a rectangular piece of fabric with a circular embroidery at its center. The embroidery features a geometric pattern of interlocking triangles in green, red, and orange. The fabric is beige with subtle variations in tone and has a stitched border in red and brown tones around the embroidery. The fabric is positioned vertically in the center of the image, slightly overlapping another piece of fabric beneath it in the top left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

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Mary Berner

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 88" long; 70" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.184
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • embroidered
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Mary Berner.

NGA object ID 12393. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.