Length of Woven Silk
Medium
Silk, gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip- wrapped silk and silvered-metal strips, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and ground wefts
Dimensions
150.5 × 54.7 cm (59 1/4 × 21 1/2 in.); Repeat: 38.5 × 26.8 cm (15 1/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
weaving
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
68853
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Length of Woven Silk created in the style of Jeaniste Pillement around 1735–45, exemplifies the lavish Rococo aesthetic of mid-18th-century France Pillement, a renowned painter and designer, was celebrated for his intricate floral motifs, scrolling vines, and playful natural forms that influenced textile workshops across Europe. Though not directly attributed to his hand, this piece captures his signature whimsy, likely intended as a repeating pattern for opulent garments, draperies, or upholstery in aristocratic homes. Crafted from silk with gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wra...