Our Motto1880–190024 1/4 × 23 1/4"Silk, metallic thread, and embroidery thread on silkGift of Kendra and Allan Daniel2015.1.14501555455152Artist unidentifiedTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. JapanTextilesFraternal Art and ObjectsDetails about the original owner of the embroidered version of the chromolithograph Our Motto are unknown. The style of the clouds stitched on the sides suggests that it was made in Japan, probably during the late 1800s when a taste for Japanese decorative arts had been introduced into the United States at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. This needlework picture could have been framed and hung on the wall, like the printed version, or it may have been used as a pillow or decorative piece in the lodge or at home.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Our Motto," exhibition label for Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2016.
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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org18801900 2015 1 145 Details about the original owner of the embroidered version of the chromolithograph Our Motto are unknown. The style of the clouds stitched on the sides suggests that it was made in Japan, probably during the late 1800s when a taste for Japanese decorative arts had been introduced into the United States at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. This needlework picture could have been framed and hung on the wall, like the printed version, or it may have been used as a pillow or decorative piece in the lodge or at home.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Our Motto," exhibition label for Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2016.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org