Bees-and-honeycomb textile
Quite similar in design to Candace Wheeler’s prizewinning bees-and-honeycomb wallpaper (1987.1074.1), this fabric was most likely meant to be used for coordinating upholstery. The piece seen here a is a loom trial, woven to find out how the pattern would read in a combination of silk and wool (right side) and in silk alone (left side). The colors employed here are not what the designer intended for the finished product; a trial run simply combined the silk thread of any color already warped on the loom with whatever weft yarns were readily available at the mill. Contemporary sources indicate that this textile pattern was produced in several colorways, including deep blue and brown, throughout the 1880s.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bees-and-honeycomb textile
- Designer: Candace Wheeler (American, Delhi, New York 1827–1923 New York)
- Maker: Associated Artists (1883–1907)
- Manufacturer: Manufactured by Cheney Brothers (American, 1838–1955)
- Date: ca. 1883
- Geography: Made in South Manchester, Connecticut, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Silk and wool, woven
- Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (67.9 x 31.8 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith, 1928
- Object Number: 28.70.4
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Candace Wheeler
1881
Candace Wheeler
1847–1923
Multiple artists/makers
1883
Candace Wheeler
Associated Artists
1883–1900
Candace Wheeler
Cheney Brothers
ca. 1885
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