Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
1805â1815
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1914-21-87
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, titled *Design an Embroidered oroven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"*, hails from the renowned textile workshops of Lyon, France—Europe's silk-weaving capital during the early 19th century. between 1805 and 1815 by the Fabrique de Saint Ruf, a prominent Lyon manufactory, it exemplifies the meticulous pattern designs that fueled the city's booming textile industry amid the Napoleonic era. Lyon artisans produced luxurious silks for fashion, furnishings, and export, blending neoclassical motifs with innovative weaving techniques to meet demands from Paris cou...