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A promotional panel for a silk weaving company from Lyon has a fully-rigged ship on black ground. The three masts carry the flags of Germany, France and the United States while a gold seated figure on the stern holds the flag of the British Empire. Below the ship is a modified coat of arms of Lyon, which shows a rampant lion holding a sword. Above the lion are three bees, perhaps a reference to Napoleon's support for the silk weaving industry of the region. The coat of arms is festooned with a leafy garland and swirling ribbon with the inscription: "Lyon Travail, Commerce, Industrie, Union, France." Below is another inscription: "Tapissier Fils & Debry."
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Details
- Title: Panel
- Date Created: 1850–1900
- Location Created: Lyon, France
- Contributor: Tapissier Fils et Debry
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk Technique: jacquard woven; predominantly warp-faced plain weave (black) with discontinuous supplementary wefts (multicolor) variously bound on the front and free-floating on the back
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moen
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