About this artwork
Frances Glessner was an avid embroiderer and made a number of decorative textiles for her house on Prairie Avenue. This large panel, which was a door curtain or portiere, was one of four such curtains used in the parlor of the house. In a diary entry of November 17, 1888, she wrote, “My curtains came home from the Decorative Arts Society,” which makes it clear that the design was purchased from Morris & Co. but embroidered in Chicago by members of the Decorative Arts Society, probably supervised by Mrs. Glessner.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- May Morris (Designer) , Morris & Co. (Producer) , Antiquarian Society (Maker)
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Title
- Lotus
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Places
- England (Object made in), Chicago (Object made in), Prairie Avenue, 1800 South (Object made for), London (Object made in), Great Britain (Object made in)
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Dates
- Made 1888 , Designed 1888
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Medium
- Silk, warp-float faced twill weave; embroidered in satin and stem stitches
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Dimensions
- Overall: 263.9 × 120.9 cm (103 7/8 × 47 5/8 in.); Embroidery: 257.2 × 113 cm (101 1/4 × 44 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. John J. Glessner
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Reference Number
- 1918.298
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/74514/manifest.json
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