Sample
Unknown Artist
first half 19th century
Medium
Silk
Classification
Textiles-Woven
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Maria P. James, 1911
Accession Number
11.60.498
Art Historical Context
This exquisite silk textile sample, woven in France during the first half of the19th century, offers a glimpse into the opulent world of European decorative arts. by an unknown artist, exemplifies the era's mastery of woven textiles, a craft central to fashion, furnishings, and interior design. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of European Sculpture and Decor Arts, it was generously bequeathed by Maria P. in 1911, preserving a fragment of France's rich textile heritage. Silk weaving reached new heights in 19th-century France, particularly in Lyon, where Jacquard looms revo...