# Length of Painted Silk

- By: Chinese, for the European or American market
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Louise Lutz
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/72874)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e0f25019-d544-c579-307b-88dd70f91f5a/full/843,/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.

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