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Sheila Hicks

The Principal Wife, 1968

Description

Maker

  • Sheila Hicks, b. 1934, American

Title

The Principal Wife

Year

1968

Medium

Bundled and wrapped linen, rayon and acrylic yarns

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • synthetic fiber,
  • wool,
  • linen,
  • silk

Techniques

  • wrapping

Dimensions

Length: 254 cm (100 inches)

Type

  • Textiles,
  • Fiber Art

Credit

Gift of in memory of Mary Josephine Cutting Blair

Object Number

2005.42

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Term Limits

November 8, 2005 - February 5, 2006

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is The Principal Wife with the accession number of 2005.42. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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