Lissa Hunter
Autumn Keepsake

Autumn Keepsake

© Lissa Hunter

Autumn Keepsake
Autumn Keepsake
ArtistAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Autumn Keepsake
Date1995
PlacePortland, Maine, United States
MediumWaxed linen thread, paper cord, paper, MDF, paint, tacks, willow, stones, pod, and flower petals
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 5 1/8 in. (21.6 × 13 × 13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol Straus
Object number2007.1569.A-.L
Not on view

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Provenance[The Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI]; purchased by Carol Straus, May 1998, MFAH 2007

Carol Straus, Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil on the back of the base: "Lissa Hunter"

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