Kennett

Art Institute of Chicago

Kennett

Designed by William Morris (English, 1834–1896)

Date
Design 1883, made 1887
Medium
Silk, satin weave with self-patterning ground wefts
Culture
England
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The Kenne t pattern was originally made in three different techniques: woven silk, printed cotton, and printed velveteen. These two silk panels [1971.682a,b] are all that remains of floor-to-ceiling window curtains from the parlor of Glessner House on Prairie Avenue in Chicago.

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Object type
AAT300014063

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