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Mola Panel with Storybook Scene

Maker Diego Gonzales

MediumCloth

Dimensions15” x 19”

SignedNone

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89

Object numberNLA2011.70.SUL

DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in maroon, black, and peach with additional orange fabric interleaved to create the reverse appliqué outline and serrated border for a complex woodland storybook scene with appliqué and embroidered images of a cottage, tree, leaves, owl, bird, squirrels, and the large central figure of a running girl. Reverse appliqué and appliqué triangles fill the background.

ClassificationsTextiles

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