Paper Stencils

before 1905

Not on view

Hornblower probably created and used this stencil design of soapberry tree branches during her tenure as a textile designer at Tiffany Studios. Like Tiffany and other designers at his firm, she was drawn to nature for inspiration in her work, creating motifs with identifiable plants and flowers. This stencil, which was produced using a transferred or traced design, was coated with a varnish-like substance. Paper stencils were often waxed, oiled, or covered with a resin in order to strengthen the paper and repel dyes and pigments during use. Small punctures are evident along the perimeter of the stencil, likely resulting from pins used to fasten the stencil onto the fabric before dyes or pigments were applied to print the pattern. Metallic pigments remain on the stencil from past use.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Paper Stencils
Maker: Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, New York 1886–1968 New York)
Date: before 1905
Culture: American
Medium: Metallic paint on paper prepared with brown ground
Dimensions: 19 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (49.8 x 32.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Marjorie Hornblower Johnson, in memory of her grandmother, Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, 2009
Object Number: 2009.507.5
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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