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Silver Teapot

Embroidered Picture
1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Grey silk panel embroidered with silver thread, applied foil, beading, silver wire and sequins with a design depicting a silver tea-pot. Mounted in a custom hessian frame.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSilver Teapot (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Embroidered silk with silver thread, foil, wire and sequins, hessian
Brief description
Embroidered picture 'Silver Teapot' in silk with silver thread, designed and embroidered by Marilyn Hunter, Scotland, 1963
Physical description
Grey silk panel embroidered with silver thread, applied foil, beading, silver wire and sequins with a design depicting a silver tea-pot. Mounted in a custom hessian frame.
Dimensions
  • Width: 32.5cm
  • Height: 28cm
  • Height: 10.25in
  • Width: 12.5in
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
  • Transliteration
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.209-1963

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Record createdNovember 21, 2007
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