Detail View: The AMICA Library: Takoage
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AMICA ID:
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SAAM.1995.15
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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striped motif framed with purple and black borders/purple, green and blue at edges, white and yellow toward center/fabrics are both solid and patterned/verso is brown printed fabric with butterflies
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Creator Name:
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Porcella, Yvonne
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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born 1936
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Yvonne Porcella
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Title:
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Takoage
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full view
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Creation Date:
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1980
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Creation Start Date:
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1980
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Creation End Date:
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1980
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Materials and Techniques:
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machine pieced and hand quilted cotton and polyester batting
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Dimensions:
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82 1/2 x 71 1/2 in. (207.0 x 181.6 cm.)
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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209.60
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Width
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Measurement Value:
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181.60
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Owner Location:
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Washington, DC, USA
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ID Number:
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1995.15
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Credit Line:
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Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
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Inscriptions:
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back lower left in black ink: ...lla (partially obscured by backing) ? 1980
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Copyright:
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Copyright Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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SAAM.1995.15_1a.tif
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