Cray
Design 1884, made 1884–1917
Cotton, plain weave, block printed
280.8 × 97.8 cm (110.6 × 38.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
Cray was the most complex of the large-scale designs named for rivers in that it required 34 printing blocks—more than any other.
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