Floral Cross-Stitch
date: label: Date
content: c. 1994
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This cross-stitch by Ira Blount (1918-2020) contains colorful flowers, including roses, sunflowers, thistles, daffodils, and pansies. A green square frames each of the twelve blossoms, arranged in a grid of three rows and four columns. The muted color palette and off-white background create an old-fashioned aesthetic, recalling an earlier time when needlework was both practical and decorative.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0104
objectType: label: Type
content: cross-stitch
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Aida fabric, cotton thread
label: Dimensions
content: 12 5/8 × 16 3/16 in. (32 × 41.1 cm)