Wallhanging-Rose Tree

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The art and culture of Japan captured the American imagination at the turn of the 20th century. Inspired by this national interest, the artful rendering in embroidery and applique of a rose tree was meant to hang on a wall as a picture. The hanging, one foot wide and three feet long, was produced by the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and exhibited in arts and crafts shows. Although asymmetrical, in keeping with the Asian tradition the curved pathway is balanced by the blossom-laden tree with its curvilinear trunk. The society’s insignia and mark of quality, the “D” in a flax wheel, is included to the lower left.

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Item typeCrafts, Decorative Art
Textiles
CreatorDeerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework
Date1910–1916
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicColonial Revival, Arts and Crafts Movement
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialCloth
Process/FormatNeedlework
Dimension detailsDepth (framed): 1.00 in Width (framed): 21.50 in Height (framed): 45.50 in Width: 15.25 in Height: 38.75 in
Catalog #1992.031
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Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework. Wallhanging-Rose Tree. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1992-031/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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