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Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial
2007
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Cast bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Beaded scarf
Title
Beaded scarf
Object name
Textile fragment
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Cotton, glass, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 19 x 17.1 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular blue and ocher textile fragment with beaded flower bordered on all sides with geometric design, against cotton cross stitched background on cotton ground, satin stitching in white silk floss along right side.
Object Number
INV.1001
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
