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Wedding Garter

Syrena Swanson

National Gallery of Art

The image displays a long, narrow, decorative textile object with intricate embroidery. The largest embellishments are floral patterns in red, blue, and green. The color palette consists of muted beige tones with accents of vibrant red, green, and blue. The textile is positioned on a plain background, curving through the composition with one end featuring colorful embroidery and the other end folded and terminating in a small, dark brown segment towards the bottom right corner of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3121 × 4092 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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