Stenciled Velvet
Tiffany Studios · c. 1902–10 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Textiles formed a large part of Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic production, especially since he used many of them in his designs for artistic interiors. His clients included many society notables, institutions, churches, and even the White House. Tiffany employed many women artisans in his business, including Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, who oversaw the textile department and likely designed this ethereal Art Nouveau pattern. This dragonfly design for a stenciled velvet fabric was likely used for drapery material.
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- Maker
- Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32), Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968)
- Date
- c. 1902–10
- Medium
- plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes
- Dimensions
- Overall: 11.7 x 34.3 cm (4 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.); Mounted: 18.7 x 41.3 cm (7 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- America
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
