About this artwork
Rather than velvet, this upholstery fabric is velveteen, the distinction being that the pile for velveteen is made from supplementary wefts (horizontal fibers), rather than supplementary warps (vertical or longitudinal fibers). Velveteen, often made of cotton, has a less dense pile than velvet and usually is cheaper to produce. Printed designs on velveteen, such as this one, reflect modern efforts to imitate the luxurious sensation of velvet pile while offering consumers a more durable and less costly alternative.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- John Henry Dearle (Designer) , Morris & Co. (Producer) , Merton Abbey Works (Printer)
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Title
- Florence
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Places
- London (Object made in), England (Artist's nationality:), Merton Abbey Works (Object made in), Great Britain (Object made in)
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Dates
- Designed 1890 , Made 1890-1917
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Medium
- Cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut solid 'velvet'; block printed
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Inscriptions
- Selvage (left): REGD MORRIS & COMPANY 449 OXFORD STREET LONDON.W
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Dimensions
- 184.4 × 68.7 cm (72 5/8 × 27 in.); Repeat: 43.1 × 32 cm (17 × 12 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Louise Lutz Endowment
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Reference Number
- 1996.65
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/145349/manifest.json
Extended information about this artwork
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