About This Artwork

Designed by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Italian, born Spain, 1871–1949
Printed and produced by the Società Anonima Fortuny
Italy, Venice

Border, 1920/30

Cotton, weft-float faced 2:1 twill weave; printed in the Fortuny system
895.1 x 31.8 cm (352 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Warp repeat: 146.2 cm (57 1/2 in.)
Gift of Vera Megowen, 1981.99

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

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

Publication History

Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), p. 124-5 (Illus.), 149.

The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993), p. 240 (Illus.).