About This Artwork

Designed by Gertrude Rapp
American, 1808–1889
Woven by the Harmonist Society, 1830–1850
United States, Pennsylvania, Ambridge, Old Economy

Fragment, 1830/50

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet
24.4 x 47 cm (9 5/8 x 18 1/2 in.)
Repeat: 11.6 x 5.1 cm (4 5/8 x 2 in.)
Acquired by exchange from the Scalamandré Museum, 1952.502

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Masterpieces of Western Textiles," January 25-March 2, 1969

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

The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, "Sumptuous Velvets from the Permanent Collection," March 1–September 28, 1980

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, "America the Beautiful: Textiles from the Permanent Collection," March 6–July 21, 1996

Publication History

Mayer, Christa Charlotte. Masterpieces of Western Textiles from The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1969. Plate 87, p. 114, ref. p. 8.

Mayer Thurman, Christa C. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992. pp. 111-12, 148.




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