Panel

1860·Silk, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet·203.8 × 75.7 cm (80 1/4 × 29 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 164.4 cm (64 3/4 in.)

<p>This 19th-century velvet demonstrates the fashion for historical furnishings. The silk textile firm of Mathevon and Bouvard produced these velvets using designs and patterns from earlier eras. In comparing this particular design to <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/53163">this smaller and earlier example (1945.156)</a>, similarities in color palette as well as pattern become apparent. Anxieties about the inferiority of modern manufacturing contributed to the popularity of textiles such as these, in which works from the past seem to have been replicated.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1860
Medium: Silk, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet
Dimensions: 203.8 × 75.7 cm (80 1/4 × 29 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 164.4 cm (64 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Mathevon et Bouvard

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Mathevon et Bouvard

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Mathevon et Bouvard is a French artist or collaborative entity.

Lyon, France

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