Eight Study Samples

Provenance

The artist (died Sept. 30, 1991); by descent to her daughter, Joan Fraerman Binkley, Lake Bluff, IL [Incoming permanent receipt RX19407, May 20, 1992; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1992.

Eight Study Samples

Claire Zeisler

1970-76

Accession Number

150672

Medium

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

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.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Joan Binkley in memory of Claire Zeisler