Designer:

Herman A. Elsberg, (American, 1869–1938)  Search this

Medium:

Medium: silk, metal Technique: complex satin weave Label: Silk satin with metallic supplementary weft patterning

Dimensions:

H x W (a): 119.3 × 29.5 cm (46 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

H x W (f): 29.9 × 29.5 cm (11 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Ribbon

Made in:

Lyon, France

Date:

ca. 1919

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Six samples of broad ribbon have a satin ground with metallic checkerboard design formed by squares of four lines, alternating vertical and horizontal orientations. Both selvages present. (a) is green with silver. (b) is navy with gold. (c) is black with gold. (d) is pink silver. (e) is gray with silver. (f) is blue with silver.

Credit Line:

Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg

Accession Number:

1938-82-115-a/f

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f70b36ad-35b8-4ca8-84ed-afffcbdf159e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-82-115-a_f