About This Artwork

Woven by Carquillat
French, 1803–1884
France, Lyon

Portrait of Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, Emperor of Germany (1797–1888), 19th century

Silk, warp faced weft ribbed plain weave with plain interlacing of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
30 x 22.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Gift of Katherine Wright, 1956.118




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