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Sampler Blanket #2

Object Details

Description
Dark brown background with a taupe band at the bottom. Most of the field is occupied by a large patterned light green squirrel eating a nut, sitting on a branch. In the upper right corner, pink lettering. Machine embroidered leaf forms in light purple.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Hella Jongerius, (Dutch, born 1963)
Date
2004
Credit Line
Museum purchase through Exhibition Funds
Medium
Medium: wool, polyester Technique: needle punched wool and wool applique with machine embroidered
Dimensions
L x W: 210 x 140 cm (6 ft. 10 11/16 in. x 55 1/8 in.)
Type
embroidery & stitching
Object Name
Blanket
Type
Blanket
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