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The image shows a square textile piece with a grid of embroidered designs featuring floral and decorative patterns. The color palette is primarily neutral with shades of blue for the embroidery details. The fabric is laid flat and appears slightly puckered in places, with a fringe running along the right edge. The embroidered design consists of individual squares, each containing a unique motif, arranged neatly across the fabric surface.
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The image shows a square textile piece with a grid of embroidered designs featuring floral and decorative patterns. The color palette is primarily neutral with shades of blue for the embroidery details. The fabric is laid flat and appears slightly puckered in places, with a fringe running along the right edge. The embroidered design consists of individual squares, each containing a unique motif, arranged neatly across the fabric surface.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bedspread

Mae A. Clarke

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 53.8 × 55 cm (21 3/16 × 21 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 108" long; 120" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3352
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Geneva
  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: Mae A. Clark.

NGA object ID 15558. 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.