Border
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
15 1/2 x 1 3/8 inches (39.4 x 3.5 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Woven
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of H.A. Elsberg, 1928
Accession Number
28.48.34
Art Historical Context
This delicate silk border, crafted by an unknown French artist in the 19th century exemplifies the exquisite textile artistry of its era. Measuring just 15½ x 1⅜ inches, this narrow woven strip was likely designed as a decorative trim for garments, furnishings, or upholstery, showcasing the precision and finesse of French silk weaving traditions. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, it entered the collection as a gift from H.A. Elsberg in 1928. In 19th-century France, silk production—centered in Lyon—reached new heights of luxury and...