Stenciled Velvet (c. 1902–10): Art, History and Details

Stenciled Velvet (c. 1902–10) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32); Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Textiles formed a large part of Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic production, especially since he used many of them in his designs for artistic interiors. His clients included many society notables, institutions, churches, and even the White House. Tiffany employed many women artisans in his business, including Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, who oversaw the textile department and likely designed this ethereal Art Nouveau pattern.

Object facts

• Title: Stenciled Velvet
• Date: c. 1902–10
• Creator attribution: Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32); Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968)
• Culture: America, New York
• Type: Velvet
• Technique: plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes
• Dimensions: Overall: 11.7 x 34.3 cm (4 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.); Mounted: 18.7 x 41.3 cm (7 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
• Collection: Textiles
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1948.101

A detail from the museum

This dragonfly design for a stenciled velvet fabric was likely used for drapery material.

Collection credit

Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar

View the collection record

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