Painted Globe

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Title	Painted Globe
Artist	Mary Harlan
Date	c. 1814
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation | Silk, pigments

Size:

6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.51 x 16.51 x 16.51 cm) (diameter)

Creation Place:

North America, United States, Pennsylvania, West Town

Culture:

North America, United States, Pennsylvania

Style:

19th century

Physical Description:

globe showing map of the world finely painted on Chinese silk; made by Mary Harlan about 1814 at West Town Pennsylvania as a graduation piece

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Mary Harlan Taylor

Accession Number:

23.45

Artist:

Mary Harlan

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009