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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 plain weave, with wefts withdrawn, discontinuous weft patterning (tapestry), and hand painting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)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.