Empire wall hanging
Artwork Details
- Title: Empire wall hanging
- Maker: Possibly made by Bissardon and Bony, Cie
- Designer: Possibly after a design by Jean François Bony (French, Givors 1760–1825 Paris)
- Date: 1805–15
- Culture: French, Lyon
- Medium: Silk satin with chenille thread embroidery and painted silk velvet appliqué
- Dimensions: Overall: 129 15/16 x 21 5/8 in. (330 x 55 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
- Credit Line: Purchase, Barbara Walters Gift, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, and Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.232
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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