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Spider Web

1847–1923
Not on view
Like many of Wheeler’s popular wallpaper designs, this drawing employs forms found in nature to create a dense and stylized pattern, suitable for Aesthetic period interiors. It was produced by the New York manufacturer Warren, Fuller & Company. Also active as a teacher, Wheeler trained many younger women to achieve financial success in the fields of textile and interior design.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Spider Web
  • Artist: Candace Wheeler (American, Delhi, New York 1827–1923 New York)
  • Date: 1847–1923
  • Medium: Pen, black ink, and gouache with graphite scoring lines and corrections
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (44.5 × 47 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Sunworthy Wallcoverings, a Borden Company, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1074.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Bees-and-honeycomb textile, Candace Wheeler American, Silk and wool, woven, American
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Daffodil textile, Candace Wheeler American, Printed and woven cotton velvet, American
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