Velvet panel

1900–1907

Not on view

Designed and printed by Hornblower, this velvet panel features pink lotus flowers blooming above the surface of a pond. The stencil design used for the pattern is apparent in the uncolored outlines of the lotus petals and lotus pad veins. The motif is strikingly similar to a stenciled textile showcasing water lilies in the 1914 publication The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany. This book conveyed Tiffany’s desire to create fabrics that would "express his particular color sense" and "exhibit changes of tint as they fall in folds and catch the light." The reflective quality of this velvet’s silk pile and mottled layers of colors demonstrate these visual effects in changing light. Hornblower worked for Tiffany until her marriage in 1907 and credited him with "open[ing] [her] eyes to things of beauty and…show[ing] [her] techniques of crafts."

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Provenance

Title: Velvet panel
Maker: Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, New York 1886–1968 New York)
Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
Date: 1900–1907
Culture: American
Medium: Velvet
Dimensions: 19 x 23 3/4 in. (48.3 x 60.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Lynden B. Miller, in memory of Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, 2009
Object Number: 2009.506.4
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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Dorothy Marshall Hornblower
Tiffany Studios
1900–1907

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