About This Artwork

Possibly designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite
English, 1690–1763
England, Spitalfields

Five Panels from a Skirt, 1741/42

Silk, plain weave with weft-float faced 2:1 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts
a: 111.8 x 52.5 cm (44 x 20 5/8 in.)
b: 111.3 x 52.6 cm (43 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)
c: 109.8 x 52.6 cm (43 1/4 x 20 3/4 in.)
d: 104.2 x 52.5 cm (41 x 20 5/8 in.)
e: 100.1 x 52.4 cm (39 3/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
Warp repeat: 92.3 cm (36 3/8 in.)
Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Farwell III and Mildred Davison in honor of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland, 1971.646a-e

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

a:
The Art Institute of Chicago,"Selected Textile Acquisitions Since 1967," July 10, 1972–April 30, 1973

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Fashion Items and Textiles Pertaining to Fashion," April 29–July 16, 1978

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Textile Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago's Collection," February 17–May 2, 1993

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Flowering Silks: 18th Century Designs from the Permanent Collection—A Tribute to Mildred L. Davison (1901–1995)," June 14–October 1, 1995

Publication History

V. Ann Waterman. Surface Pattern Design: A Handbook of How to Create Decorative and Repeat Patterns for Designers and Students (New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1984), p. 91.

Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), pp. 88, 146




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