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 satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of plain weve; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
105.7 x 51.7 cm (41 5/8 x 20 3/8 in.)
Repeat: 6.8 x 8.3 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Acquired by exchange from the Scalamandré Museum, 1952.503




Browse Related

Textiles