Designer:

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

Medium:

Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: printed on plain weave with supplementary weft

Dimensions:

H x W (a): 47.3 × 22.8 cm (18 5/8 in. × 9 in.)

H x W (d): 13.3 × 22.8 cm (5 1/4 in. × 9 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Ribbon

Made in:

Lyon, France

Date:

ca. 1919

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Four samples of a broad sheer silk ribbon with multicolored printed design of life-sized roses and violets caught in the loops of a serpentine ribbon. Allover gold brocaded design of a small-scale vine with rosette-like flowers. Both selvedges present on all samples.

Credit Line:

Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg

Accession Number:

1938-82-40-a/d

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/kq4ca0deb3d-6a76-4667-8ab2-c77f2e59f92d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-82-40-a_d