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1921

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Woven Portrait (USA)

This is a Woven portrait. It was after Gilbert Stuart and subject: George Washington. It is dated 1893 and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is silk and its technique is jacquard woven. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 79 × 64.4 cm (31 1/8 × 25 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Woven signature and text: G Washington Columbian Exhibition. Chicago. 1893.

Cite this object as

Woven Portrait (USA); After Gilbert Stuart; Subject: George Washington; silk; H x W: 79 × 64.4 cm (31 1/8 × 25 3/8 in.); 1921-31-1

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