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Publisheractive Barcelona, c. 1910–1962
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • [Woman Smoking]
Date1930–1962
MediumEmbroidered postcard
DimensionsImage: 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineBarbara Levine and Paige Ramey Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2020.137.6.31
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionDigital technology has made changes to color and additions to photographs quick and easy, yet in the early 20th century embellishments and colors had to be laboriously applied by hand to photographs to create more realistic images and to distinguish important details. This stunning Spanish example was carefully and colorfully embroidered to emphasize the elaborate details of the beautiful colors of the woman’s Mantón shawl.
ProvenanceBarbara Levine and Paige Ramey; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

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Overall recto
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Tent panel
Unknown
18th century
Quilted cotton; embroidered with silk threads
33.95
Cover (Bohça)
Unknown
early 19th century
Wool; embroidered with silk with silver and silver-gilt lamella couched over cotton
2020.55
Embroidered Panel
Unknown
c. 1750–1800
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2016.287
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Tunga
1989
Iron, copper, magnets, and embroidered silk
2009.572
Dress
Unknown American
1920–1929
Embroidered net
95.549
Evening Dress
Arnold Scaasi
late 1960s
Schiffli embroidered silk chiffon
94.308
Palmettes in Ogival Lattice
Unknown
late 16th century
Linen; embroidered with silk thread
2013.82
Counterpane
Unknown American
18th century
Wool embroidered with crewel wool
B.63.73
Postales Roisin