Designed by Anna G. Lyman (American, active 1880/1900)
Executed by Associated Artists, 1833–1907
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Portière
INV-1336
Designed by Anna G. Lyman (American, active 1880/1900)
Executed by Associated Artists, 1833–1907
United States, Illinois, Chicago1880/1900
textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
1880/1900
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with gilt paper and gold-leafed-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work, couching and French knots; fringe of gilt-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk, wrapped and braided; lined with silk, weft-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave
Dimensions
227 × 147.3 cm (85 1/2 × 58 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Bross