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Polychrome III

Jane Sauer (American, born in 1937)
1985

Medium/Technique Waxed linen; coiled, knotted and painted
Dimensions 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Credit Line The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2012.1222
ClassificationsFiber arts
This piece is by a celebrated and masterful textile maker whose work has impacted generations of artists working with thread in the United States and beyond. The artist’s technical care of their material is matched by their imaginative forms. Sauer’s textile cylinder sprouts hair-like strands that itch to move around their centrifuge, a true testament to the wonder that threads evoke when intricately woven together.

DescriptionThree-dimensional coiled vessel of natural linen with polychrome cotton fringe sprouting from top
ProvenanceBefore 2002, acquired by Mrs. Farago, Little Compton, RI; 2012, year-end gift of the Daphne Farago Collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2013)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.