Eight Study Samples

Claire Zeisler (American, 1903-1991) Chicago, Illinois, United States →

20th Centuryfiber arttextileneedlework (visual works)

Date

1970-76

Medium

.1 and .8: Cotton wound ball, oversewn with cotton needle lace .2: Cotton wound ball and leather (suede) covered stone, joined and oversewn with cotton needle lace .3, .4, .5 and .6: Leather (suede) covered stone, edged with cotton needle lace .7: Cotton wound ball and leather (suede) strip joined and over sewn in needle lace

Dimensions

.1: 15.2 × 2.7 cm (6 × 1 in.) .2: 7.6 × 3.2 cm (3 × 1 1/4 in.) .3: 6 × 3.8 cm (2 3/8 × 1 1/2 in.) .4: 5.1 × 3.5 cm (2 × 1 3/8 in.) .5: 4.2 × 2.7 cm (1 5/8 × 1 in.) .6: 3.8 × 2.6 cm (1 1/2 × 1 in.) .7: 5 × 4.8 cm (2 × 7/8 in.) .8: 2.6 × 2.3 cm (1 × 7/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Joan Binkley in memory of Claire Zeisler

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