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Place mat

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Place mat of dark green burlap embroidered in white, purple, blue, orange-red, green and metallic thread in an abstract fish and seaweed pattern.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Student of
Mariska Karasz, (American, born Hungary, 1898–1960)
Date
1952
Credit Line
Gift of House Beautiful Magazine
Medium
Medium: jute ground with cotton, wool, wool-rayon blend, and metallic thread embroidery Technique: embroidered on plain weave
Dimensions
H x W: 33 × 46 cm (13 in. × 18 1/8 in.)
Type
embroidery & stitching
Place mat
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