2000.61.1
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Title:
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Assemblage commemorating the Blizzard of 1978
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Collection type: |
Relics & Curiosties
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Date: |
1978
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Object type:
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8: Communication Artifact;
Art;
Assemblage
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Materials:
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fibre, wool
glass
plastic
wood
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Description:
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Framed assemblage includes plaid challis shirt with Hill House label worn by Governor Joseph Garrahy during Blizzard of 1978. Included in frame are several saltines; a stick of deoderant protrudes from the shirt pocket. Objects mounted to burlap background, framed and glazed in deep wooden frame.
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Dimensions:
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Height:32.75 in
x Width:27 in
x Depth:2 in
--or--
Height:83.2 cm
x Width:68.6 cm
x Depth:5.1cm
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Provenance:
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Gift of Governor J. Joseph Garrahy
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