Medium:

Medium: silk Technique: woven

Dimensions:

H x W: 114 x 62.7 cm (44 7/8 x 24 11/16 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Textile

Made in:

France

Date:

early 20th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Length of purple silk satin with Empire-style design in two shades of yellow. At the top, a Grecian urn surrounded by a laurel wreath; in the middle an horizontal rectangle with confronted griffons; at the bottom a large rosette surrounded by a wreath. All-over pattern of small rosettes in the background. Geometric borders on the two long edges.

Accession Number:

1967-33-2

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/kq427eec5e1-a338-4e9f-ad25-cbe46979aaf4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1967-33-2