Portière by Anna G. Lyman, textile, 1880-1900

Portière

Anna G. Lyman

Year
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

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
United States

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