Textile sample
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
7 1/4 × 8 1/8 in. (18.4 × 20.6 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Woven
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number
08.21.363
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate silk textile sample, created around 1900 by the French firm J. Claude Frères & Co., offers a charming glimpse into the refined world of early modern textile design. Measuring just over seven by eight inches, the woven piece showcases intricate floral motifs that reflect the era’s fascination with nature-inspired patterns. Produced during the height of the Art Nouveau movement, such samples served as working references for larger fabrics used in fashion and interior decoration. Silk’s luminous quality and the precision of woven techniques allowed designers to achieve subtle color...
About the Artist
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