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Panel of Wool Furnishing Damask
England, Norwich or Spitalfields
1740-80
- Medium
- Wool
- Classification
- Textile
- Dimensions
- 278.1 × 65.4 cm (109 1/2 × 25 3/4 in.)
- Culture
- England
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Mary Ann Judy Endowment Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Damask is a weave structure in which the contrast of textures reveals the design woven into the fabric. Damask made of shiny silk is still used today for upholstery in formal interiors. Wool damask is less common today, but in the 18th century it was also used as an upholstery fabric for expensive furniture, particularly in England and America. The city of Norwich was an important center for wool weaving, and was known for the vivid colors that local dyers achieved, like the cherry red of this example.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
