Stenciled Velvet
Medium
plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes
Dimensions
{"overall":{"height":0.117,"width":0.343},"mounted":{"height":0.187,"width":0.413}}
Classification
Velvet
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar
Accession Number
1948.101
Tags
gender unknownfemale
About this artwork
Textiles formed a large part of Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic production, especially since he used many of them in his designs for artistic interiors. His clients included many society notables, institutions, churches, and even the White House. Tiffany employed many women artisans in his business, including Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, who oversaw the textile department and likely designed this ethereal Art Nouveau pattern.