Embroidery

Textile

Swedish American Museum

PROPS2023.22.14_Front

Name/Title

Embroidery

Entry/Object ID

PROPS2023.22.14

Description

A rectangular white piece of fabric with embroidery and an orange ribbon trim. Embroidered in orange backstitch on top and bottom is, "Röd lyser stugan bak hängbjörkars skugga / hemmet jag minnes från barndomens dar." In the center, an embroidered floral heart frames a landscape with an orange house in the midground and a birch tree in the foreground. Done in brown, blue, green. yellow, and orange satin stitch and backstitch.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.22

Source or Donor

Sveinsvoll, Karen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Karen Sveinsvoll

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Esther Stark

Role

Fiber Artist

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Art, Flowers, Textiles, Handicraft, Decorations

Dimensions

Width

25-11/16 in

Length

31-1/2 in

Material

Fabric, Embroidery floss

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stark, Esther

Reproductions

Notes

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