Woven panel, 1880s
French (Lyon)
Silk
Technical Glossary
French (Lyon)
Silk
72 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (184.2 x 54.6 cm)
Rogers Fund, 2001 (2001.174)
The Renaissance Revival style was particularly strong in France through much of the nineteenth century. This furnishing textile displays a typical combination of Renaissance-inspired strapwork allied with unmistakably nineteenth-century floral designs. The naturalistically rendered flowers and leaves meander in and around the deep red strapwork support, which is accented with small jewel-like medallions.
