Art Institute of Chicago

Length of Woven Silk

France

Date

Mid-1760s

Medium

Silk, plain weave foundation with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts of silk, gilt- and silvered-metal strips, wrapped and flat

Culture

France

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Some of the most technically complex woven textiles include not only silk and metal-wrapped thread but also employ two colors of metal—gold and silver—to add variety to the textures that reflect the light in subtly different ways. During the 1760s, meandering floral ribbon patterns dominated the market.

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