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Needlework pattern (Berlin work)
Ann Warder
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ann Warder (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cardboard
- Wool
- Metal
- Beads
- Glass
Museum Object Number
2004.0071.139
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Van Tassel-Bauman American Antiques
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Object Number
2004.0071.139
Object Name
Needlework pattern (Berlin work)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Ann Warder (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: On the reverse
Inscription: "Ann Warder Feb 4th 1861." (handwritten script, graphite)
Type: Label
Location: On the reverse
Inscription: "04.71.139" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cardboard
- Wool
- Metal
- Beads
- Glass
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Punched
- Canvaswork
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
6.75 (W) x 6.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.145 (W) x 16.51 (L)
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. 56, fig. 3; information on pattern, p. 46 & Published: p. 125, fig. 32; information on pattern, pg. 87 & Published: p. 181, fig. 77; information on yarn, p. 166