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Length of Painted Silk
Chinese, for the European or American market
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1740-60
- Medium
- Silk, plain weave foundation; painted
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 116.9 × 74 cm (46 × 29 1/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 60.7 cm (23 7/8 in.)
- Culture
- China
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Louise Lutz
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
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About this work
Chinese silk producers, like Indian cotton makers, catered to a vast network of international consumers. Here, Chinese artisans emulated English fabrics and created a delicate floral similar to that designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite. Such floral patterns were popular both in Europe and North America. In fact, the first First Lady of the United States, Martha Washington, owned a gown of Chinese painted silk.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
