Untitled
c. 1864
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
Image/paper: 43.8 × 35.7 cm (17 1/4 × 14 1/16 in.); Mount: 68.3 × 52.8 cm (26 15/16 × 20 13/16 in.)
Classification
albumen silver print
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
54692
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
In the 1860s, French textile designer Charles Aubry began using photography to make floral patterns for manufacturers, having spent previous decades creating designs by hand. He also sold photographs as models for students of industrial design; French art schools sought to improve their training programs in applied arts and design to gain a competitive edge in the increasingly industrialized market for wallpaper and fabrics. Declining demand for naturalistic-pattern designs, however, together wi...