Fragment

Christopher Dresser1873

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Fragment of woven upholstery fabric with a design of alternating pattern bands: flowers in hexagonal tiles in gold on terra cotta, stylized palmette pattern in gold on olive green, narrower bands of egg and dart pattern in gold on maroon.

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Title: Fragment
Creator: Christopher Dresser, British, 1834–1904
Date Created: 1873
Location Created: England
Contributor: James W.& C. Ward
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, wool Technique: jacquard woven Label: jacquard woven silk and wool
Credit line: Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds

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