Framed needlepoint artwork sewn by Julian F. Abele
date: label: Date
content: 20th Century
name: label: Created by
content: Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881 - 1950
notes: label: Description
content: A colorful needlepoint work (a) crafted by Julian F. Abele, in a gold frame (b).
label: Description
content: This multicolored yarn needlework is a circular design of variously sized flowers and leaves. The circular edging is made of black yarn. The edging is preceded by large leaves throughout, primarily in reds and greens. Flowers appear throughout in colors of blue, yellow, brown, pink, and ivory. The needlework is sewn to a gridded sand-colored canvas, the four uncut corners of which stretch into the four corners of the square, gold-colored metal frame. On the reverse of the frame are two white and blue labels with handwritten inscriptions reading [016011 / 01689] and [Handmade by / JULIAN FRANCIS / ABELE]. Printed in dark blue at the bottom of each label is [MADE IN FRANCE].
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Cook in honor of Julian Francis Abele and Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.95.4ab
objectType: label: Type
content: art objects
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Julian Abele Cook Sr.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (a) yarn and textile
label: Medium
content: (b) wood with glass and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (framed): 20 7/8 × 20 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (53 × 52 × 3.8 cm)