Object Details
Designer
Herman A. Elsberg, (American, 1869–1938)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Sheer gold ground fabric with black pile in a chinoiserie design of figures in traditional dress in a landscape of homes, bridges and trees as well as temples and pagodas.
Credit Line
Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg
Date
ca. 1924
Accession Number
1938-82-193
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
woven textiles
Textile
Medium
Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: cut and voided supplementary warp pile in a plain weave foundation (velvet)
Dimensions
H x W: 76.7 x 103.6 cm (30 3/16 x 40 13/16 in.)
made in
Lyon, France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1938-82-193