Panel (From a Settee)

Probably England

chinoiserietextileneedlework (visual works)

Date

1745/55

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and wool in tent stitches

Dimensions

76 × 191.3 cm (29 7/8 × 75 3/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Purchased with funds provided by the Needlework and Textile Guild and Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Reuben; Royalties from The Warner Fund

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Chinoiseries (Furnishing Fabric)

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A Chinese Tea Party (Furnishing Fabric)

Manufactured by Daniel Lee & Co. (English, active 1876-1900) England, Manchester

Library Ladder

William France (born England, 1759–1838) London Made for Badminton House, Badminton, Gloucestershire, England