Medium:

Medium: silk Technique: warp printed and moired

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft: 170 x 58.9 cm (5 ft. 6 15/16 in. x 23 3/16 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Textile

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1855

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Alternating stripes of ivory and brown faille with moire finish. The wide ivory bands have warp-printed flowers in soft blue, yellow and pink. The narrower brown bands contain a warp fringe.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund

Accession Number:

1993-1-3

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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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/kq491bbb7f8-0302-4a61-a18f-4b3cb1af2340

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1993-1-3