Water-lily textile

Designer Associated Artists American
 Manufactured by Cheney Brothers American

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This piece of "shadow silk" with the water-lily design in golden yellow varies somewhat from the two other pieces in the collection (2002.355.2; 28.70.12); here a slightly different weaving technique has distorted the warp-printed image even further. The watery look is part of the design’s intended effect: to suggest the movement of leaves and blossoms as they float on the water’s surface. To make "shadow silks" a special warp-printing technique was employed: the warp (the vertical threads) was preprinted with the pattern beforehand, and when the solid-colored horizontal weft threads were woven in, the designs naturally fell slightly out of alignment.

Water-lily textile, Associated Artists (1883–1907), Silk, printed, woven, American

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Water-lily textile, Associated Artists (1883–1907), Silk, printed, woven, American
Water-lily textile, Associated Artists (1883–1907), Silk, printed, woven, American
Water-lily textile, Associated Artists (1883–1907), Silk, printed, woven, American
Water-lily textile, Associated Artists (1883–1907), Silk, printed, woven, American

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