Fragment gestreept zijdeweefsel
1700 - 1799
Medium
tabby
Dimensions
0.4; 106; 10.5
About this artwork
width 0.4 cm
Art Historical Context
This delicate fragment of striped silk textile, titled *Fragment gestreept zijweefsel*, offers a glimpse into 18th-century weaving artistry from an anonymous craftsman. Dating between 1700 and 1799, this strip measures an impressive 106 cm in height and just 10.5 cm in width, suggesting it was once part of a larger luxury fabric, possibly for garments, furnishings, or trade goods. The fine stripes, noted in historical records as 0.4 cm wide, highlight the precision of the era's textile production. Woven in a classic tabby structure—a plain weave where warp and weft threads interlace evenly—th...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...