About this artwork
The Kennet pattern was originally made in three different techniques: woven silk, printed cotton, and printed velveteen. These two silk panels [1971.682a,b] are all that remains of floor-to-ceiling window curtains from the parlor of Glessner House on Prairie Avenue in Chicago.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- William Morris (Designer) , Morris & Co. (Producer) , Merton Abbey Works (Weaver)
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Title
- Kennett, Curtain from the Parlor of the John J. Glessner House, Chicago
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Places
- London (Object made in), Prairie Avenue, 1800 South (Object made for), Merton Abbey Works (Object made in), England (Artist's nationality:), Great Britain (Object made in)
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Dates
- Made 1887 , Copyrighted 1883
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Medium
- Silk, satin weave with self-patterning ground wefts
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Dimensions
- 94 × 69.5 cm (37 × 27 3/8 in.); Repeat: 59 × 17 cm (23 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder
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Reference Number
- 1971.682a
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/179719/manifest.json
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