Threading a Needle

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Threading a Needle
Threading a Needle
Artist/Maker (American, 1919 – 1986)
Date1940-1945
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 66 × 86.4 cm (26 × 34 in.) Frame: 30 5/8 × 38 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (77.8 × 98.4 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephan J. and Mary Craven, P'99
Object number2003.13
Not on view
DescriptionGenre painting depicting a woman threading a needle.
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Provenance 2003: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Stephan J. and Mary Craven.
Signature Lower right: "MJ"
Inscribed Adhesive sticker on side of frame reads "MARTIN JACKSON, Girl Sewing"
Stamp on backboard from museum verso left reads "a1 107" and "AM-5"
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