Water-lily textile

Water-lily textile by Cheney Brothers|Associated Artists

Medium

Silk, woven and printed

Dimensions

29 x 25 in. (73.7 x 63.5 cm)

Classification

Sample

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith, 1928

Accession Number

28.70.15

Tags

Flowers

Art Historical Context

Step into the blooming elegance of the *Water-lily textile*, stunning silk piece woven and printed by Cheney Brothers in collaboration with Associated Artists between 1883 and 1900. This 29 x 25-inch panel, now housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, captures the Aesthetic Movement's passion for beauty in everyday luxury. Cheney Brothers, pioneering silk manufacturers from Connecticut, teamed up with the innovative design collective Associated Artists—founded by luminaries like Louis Comfort Tiffany Candace Wheeler—to create textiles that blurred the line between fine art and...

About the Artist

Cheney Brothers|Associated Artists (American|American) · 1838 |1883 1955 |1907

American, 1838–1955|1883–1907

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