Tapestry: Mixed Media Rainbow

Katherine Westphal (American, 1919 – 2018)

American

1975

Medium/Technique Wool and linen (?) plain weave, with wefts withdrawn, discontinuous weft patterning (tapestry), and hand painting

Dimensions Height x width: 11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm)

Credit Line The Daphne Farago Collection

Accession Number2012.1242

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsFiber arts

DescriptionAbstract weaving with polychrome yarns (in rainbow shapes) on natural ground. The result of talking about coptic textiles; pulled out the weft, left the warp.

ProvenanceAugust 12, 1995, sold by the Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA to Mrs. Farago, Little Compton, RI; 2012, year-end gift of the Daphne Farago Collection to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)