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Machine Embroidered Table Runner, Poem by Henry R. Bishop
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| Accession #: | 4037.4 |
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| Title: | Machine Embroidered Table Runner, Poem by Henry R. Bishop |
| Object Type: | Runner, Table |
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| Physical Description: | White linen table runner with machine embroidered verse on each of its 4 sides. Two selvege edges and two hand-stitched hemmed edges (long edges) Hand-stitched feather embroidery edging. |
| Description: | Spokane resident Pearl Allen invented a unique way to record family stories. One day, she was patching her sons' overalls using a foot-powered sewing machine. She lifted the machine's pressure foot so she could move the fabric freely, and machine-stitched the boys' names in flowing script. From that moment on, she recorded family moments on fabric of all kinds, as with this dish towel of feed sack cloth embellished at the margin with a favorite poem. Pearl's free-form stitchery reflects a free spirit. Her son Clyde once described her as being "as independent as a hog on ice." |
| Category: | History |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 42 x 16 1/2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
thread (Material)
linen (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Clyde and Kathleen Allen, 2002 |
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