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Marjorie O. Best
Costume Sketch for Maria Schell as Helen in "The Hanging Tree"1958

Not on view
Small square embroidered textile panel with crimson binding, gold scrollwork border, and a raised gold starburst motif on an ivory woven ground
Detail of embroidered textile with cream ground worked in dense gold metallic thread; central field shows basket-weave pattern with a radiating foliate motif at top; border features scrolling acanthus and floral designs in raised gold couching.
Designer
Marjorie O. Best
United States, 1943-1965
Title
Costume Sketch for Maria Schell as Helen in "The Hanging Tree"
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1958
Medium
Watercolor
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (44.45 x 31.43 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.85.144.4
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles