Harwood Steiger Placemat, "Pimeria Alta"
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Artifact Overview
The screen-printed fabrics produced by the studio of Harwood Steiger, Inc. are replete with motifs from the American Southwest, including images depicting early Spanish colonization. Although husband-and-wife proprietors Harwood and Sophie Steiger were born in the Northeast, the Sonoran Desert became their home. The area inspired their enduring partnership, which saw Harwood as the primary artist, and Sophie as the expert botanist and businesswoman.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Placemat
Date Made
1956-1980
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.84.3810.264
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum, donated to ATHM by Harwood Steiger, Inc.
Material
Cloth
Color
Beige (Color)
Brown
Reddish brown
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 25.5 in
Inscriptions
on front of placemat:
PIMERIA ALTA / TUMACACORI / FRAY / MARCOS de NIZA / BAC / 1539 / MAIZE / PADRES KINO - SALVATIERRA / 1691 / EL PRESIDIO / del TUBAC / 1752 / EL CAMINO del DIABLO SAN FRANCISCO 1775
in lower right area of design:
Harwood Steiger
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