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Artist Lorentz Kleiser (American, 1879 - 1963)

Manufacturer Edgewater Tapestry Looms (c. 1913 - 1933)

Mediumfinepoint woven

Dimensions28 x 18 inches (71.1 x 45.7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number2008.223.1

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionVase and floral along sides, 2 puttee holding armor, 2 birds holding vegetation.

Label TextA late eighteenth-century French fabric inspired this work. Kleiser adapted a design of a symmetrical pattern. He used classical references in the imagery. The cupids tie up war weapons. This could symbolize peace triumphing over war.

ProvenanceNelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned November 5, 2008 to the Stark Museum of Art

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