Changeable-color textile
Designer Associated Artists American
Manufactured by Cheney Brothers American
Not on view
Candace Wheeler’s (1827-1923) Associated Artists was especially famous for its “changeable” silks, which were woven from threads of two or more colors, or different tints of the same color, to produce a multitone effect that changes with the light. The simplest type of changeable silk is illustrated by this plain-woven silk fabric with a black warp (vertical threads) and a red weft (horizontal threads). When the silk is draped, light falling on its folds emphasizes its two-tone quality.
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