Length of Woven Silk
1770-75
Silk, warp-float faced 9:1 satin weave self-patterned by ground wefts
92.8 × 52 cm (36.5 × 20.5 in)
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Not currently on view
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
By the 1770s floral patterns had become smaller and were superimposed on striped backgrounds. More saturated colors also came into fashion.
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