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# 4817. A Grand Tour Tent. Egyptian (probably woven there and consistent with textiles and tapestry's from Egypt). c. 1920's. The previous owner "bought this canape from Vera the scarf designer; Vera Neumann (Stamford, Connecticut, 1910-1993) was a print designer who began her unique career designing place mats. Eventually she expanded into other home furnishings and fashions to create a major design company. . She got it from Sister Carita {"In 1971, Boston Gas commissioned artist Corita Kent to use one of two large natural-gas tanks in Dorchester as a giant canvas. The result was an instant landmark: a rainbow of colored stripes that greets motorists on Rte. 93 and which is the world's largest copyrighted art work. But did Kent, active in protesting the Vietnam War, add a political statement to the piece? Look closely at the left side of the blue stripe, and you'll see a man's profile. Now follow that profile down and an unmistakable beard appears - that of Ho Chi Minh. Kent has since died, so she's not talking. But Boston Gas ardently denies any political tinge, saying the profile is a coincidence. A couple of years ago, when the company tore down the tank with the art on it, it had it re-painted on the remaining tank. Tank purists quickly noted that the profile had a rounder, less Ho-like nose. Boston Gas insisted the rounder beak was more in keeping with what it says was Kent's original design." }in a monastery in California." Size: app. 10' in diameter and about 8' tall (the fabric) when assembled, it is about 16' tall. Condition: considerable fraying to the fabric though it seems to add to the look making it seem to appear older than it's actual age. In a private collection for the past 30 years. Price for this item is: $3,500.00.
The above image shows the tent with the tapestry inside and the canvas outside.
The textile is hand stitched and includes sphinx, Egyptian figures and Egyptian symbols.
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