Dress fabric

1880–90

Details

Title: Dress fabric
Date Created: 1880–90
Location Created: France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk Technique: Jacquard woven. Plain weave (grey with white stripe) with a supplementary warp (purple). In the centers of the flowers the supplementary warp shares a complementaryfunction with the white warp, allowing it to float on the front. The long floats between motifs on the back were cut away after weaving a part of thefinishing process. Loomed width: 23 inches
Credit line: Gift of David Stockwell

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