Adela Akers
Hanging Fence

Hanging Fence

© Adela Akers

Hanging Fence
Hanging Fence
ArtistAmerican, born Spain, 1933
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hanging Fence
Date1981
Made inBerkeley, California, United States
MediumLinen, metallic thread, and Plexiglas
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/8 × 16 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (33.4 × 41.9 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2004.836
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceHelen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia; given to MFAH, 2004.

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Border
Unknown Spanish
Border
17th century
Linen, silk, and metallic thread
40.2
Brooch
Robert Ebendorf
Brooch
c. 1983-1984
Sterling silver, ivory, silk threads, 24k gold foil, silver, and Plexiglas
2010.177.A,.B
Lamentation
Unknown Greek
Lamentation
19th century
Silk and metallic thread
37.50
Koemesis
Unknown Russian
Koemesis
19th century
Silk and metallic thread
37.51
Cover
Unknown
Cover
19th century (probably)
Silk, metallic thread, and silk
35.7
Cushion Cover
Unknown
Cushion Cover
early 19th century
Cashmere and metallic thread
33.101
Mat
Unknown Indian
Mat
19th century
Silk and metallic thread
33.106
Recto
Unknown Indian
Cover
19th century
Wool, silk, and metallic thread
33.8
La Terra
Josep Grau-Garriga
La Terra
1967
Wool, cotton, and metallic threads
70.47
Embroidered Linen with Grotesques
Unknown Italian
Embroidered Linen with Grotesques
c. 1550–1600
Silk embroidery and metal-wrapped thread on linen
2018.366
Chasuble with Scenes from the Lives of Christ and the Virgin
Unknown Flemish
Chasuble with Scenes from the Lives of Christ and the Virgin
c. 1510
Silk, velvet, gold- and silver-wrapped thread, linen
2018.365
Image Not Available for Dorsal Wall Hanging for an Altar
Mariano Fortuny
Dorsal Wall Hanging for an Altar
mid 20th century
Cotton twill, stenciled with pigment and metallic gold, in blue
96.985