Textile sample
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
6 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (17.1 × 21 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Woven
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number
08.21.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite silk textile sample, produced around 1900 by the French firm J. Claude Frères & Co. with an unknown designer, the elegance of turn-of-the-century textile artistry. Measuring just 6 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches, it exemplifies the woven textile tradition, where intricate patterns are created directly on the loom through interlacing warp and weft threads. Silk, prized for its luster and drape, was a hallmark of luxury fabrics from Lyon, France's renowned silk industry, making this sample a tangible link to high-end fashion and interior design of the era. The floral motifs, suggested by its...
About the Artist
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