Object Number 2004.0071.108

Object Name

Needlework pattern (Berlin work pattern)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Van Tassel-Bauman American Antiques

Place of Origin

Germany or United States, Europe or North America

Date

1840-1866

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; On the front; "BERLIN WORK PATTERN / For Sofa Pillow, Footstool, Bag, Ottoman, or Fender-Stool, &c. &c." (printed, ink)
2. Label; On the reverse; "04.71.108" (graphite)

Materials

Paper; Ink

Techniques

Printed

Dimensions (inches)

8.125 (L) , 5.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.637 (L) , 13.335 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Thesis] Belolan, Nicole. 2009 "'The Blood of Murdered Time': Berlin Wool Work in America, 1840-1865". 218 M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
• Published: p. 144, fig. 64; information on pattern, p. 112 & Published: p. 182, fig. 79; information on color, p. 168 & information on pattern, p. 168