Water-lily textile
1883–1900
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
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