William Morris

Kennett

Design 1883, made 1887
Silk, satin weave with self-patterning ground wefts
94 × 69.5 cm (37 × 27.4 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The Kenne t pattern was originally made in three different techniques: woven silk, printed cotton, and printed velveteen.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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