Untitled [Christmas card]
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- Artist
- Eileen Hett
- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HtE.08.008
- Description
- A white paper card with a vertical cutout window that displays a piece of red, turquoise, blue and metallic silver thread weaving depicting three rows of three Christmas trees each: one red tree to start and all the others in turquoise. The paper is folded in three parts. The first piece is folded …
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- Artist
- Eileen Hett
- Title
- Untitled [Christmas card]
- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.1 x 11.3 cm
- Description
- A white paper card with a vertical cutout window that displays a piece of red, turquoise, blue and metallic silver thread weaving depicting three rows of three Christmas trees each: one red tree to start and all the others in turquoise. The paper is folded in three parts. The first piece is folded over and glued; it encases the piece of woven fabric that appears as the vertical shape on the front. Printed in turquoise ink inside, viewer’s right “Merry Christmas” Eileen & Bob Hett” and viewer’s left, “Dear Mary, Another card woven on my wonderful “Mary Andrews” sample loom. Best wishes for the New Year from us both.” Printed on the back in pencil “EILEEN HETT E14 - #7 - 89” Signed in rbhc in turquoise ink “EH”
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- HtE.08.008
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