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CENTERPIECE

Creator(s): A man in Sing Sing prison (Maker)

Currently in storage


About this object

An embroidered centerpiece in silks. The design is of pansies with padded sculptured petals in an asymmetrical design.

Object name:
CENTERPIECE
Made from:
Linen -- silk
Made in:
Ossining (Sing Sing Correctional Facility), USA
Date made:
unknown
Size:
25 in. (63.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
45.343
Class:
Linens
Signature marks:
Paper note In Mrs. Post's handwriting, "This was made by a man in Sing Sing prison." With the item, now removed.
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973