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There are three embroidered floral motifs on a canvas in warm and earthy tones with highlights of pink, green, orange, blue, and yellow. The top left motif has a pink flower with blue-green leaves, the center motif displays a tree with green and orange leaves, and the lower motif has blue flowers on a brown stem. The motifs are outlined on a page with a handwritten note in the upper right corner.
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There are three embroidered floral motifs on a canvas in warm and earthy tones with highlights of pink, green, orange, blue, and yellow. The top left motif has a pink flower with blue-green leaves, the center motif displays a tree with green and orange leaves, and the lower motif has blue flowers on a brown stem. The motifs are outlined on a page with a handwritten note in the upper right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bedspread

Mary Berner

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30 x 23 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.188
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New London
  • American
  • embroidered
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Mary Berner.

NGA object ID 12397. 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.