Possibly designed by Charles Frederick Worth (French, 1825-1895)
House of Worth, (1858-1956)
Possibly Lyon, France
Panel (from a Dress)
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Possibly designed by Charles Frederick Worth (French, 1825-1895)
House of Worth, (1858-1956)
Possibly Lyon, France1875/1925
Panel (from a Dress)
Possibly designed by Charles Frederick Worth (French, 1825-1895) House of Worth, (1858-1956) Possibly Lyon, France →Art Nouveaueuropeantextileweaving
Date
1875/1925
Medium
Silk, satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet
Dimensions
144.8 × 103.5 cm (57 × 40 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Arthur W. Schultz
Delicate pale green irises climb up the ivory ground of this dress panel. The floral and foliate elements here are made of cut velvet, silhouetted by the contrasting color of the ground fabric. The plush velvet design rising from the smooth ground creates a play between pattern and texture, an effect also apparent in this velvet cityscape (1991.593).
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