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Embroidered Rattan
Lillian Elliott (American, 1930–1994)
American
1992
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Pieced and embroidered palm bark, rattan, and linen
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 71.1 x 45.7 cm (18 1/2 x 28 x 18 in.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2004.430
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsFiber arts
DescriptionLarge basket made of pieced squares of palm bark in variegated hues of browns to tan, pieced and stitched with linen topstitching.
ProvenancePurchased from Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA in the 1990s; Gift to the MFA, June 23, 2004