Classical pattern of curved filagree and sprigs in red repeat on a green background. The red tone of the design is faded, leaving a subdude greyer tone in controst to the mid-tone green that fills the negative space

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Fragment, 17th century

This is a Fragment. It is dated 17th century. Its medium is silk and its technique is 4 and 1 satin damask. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

A) Handwoven sample for fabric with a color-and weave effect. Bright red-orange fine cotton warp. The weft alternates one thin green silk yarn with a paired weft of off-white cotton bouclé yarn and off-white silk. Narrow band at top and a thicker bottom of plain weave with green silk weft. Red fringe lines the top and bottom of the sample while the left edge has off-white and green fringe. B) Close-up of the handwoven fabric sample, the intricate combination of red-orange cotton and yellow-green silk yarn are clearly woven in a warp/weft construction. Tiny squares of off-white yarn are outlined by red and green pieces of yarn woven together.

Hand-woven Sample (USA)
silk, cotton.
Gift of Anni Albers.
1953-180-4

A screenprint on ingrain paper wallcovering with large green carnations printed in a repeating pattern, ten are visible in the sample, set against a bright red background. The complementary colors have increased chromaticness, making the red appear redder and green appear greener

Sidewall, Wilde Carnation, 1968
screen printed on ingrain paper.
Gift of Clarence House.
1968-134-1

Magazine Cover, Engineering Aesthetics
offset lithograph on coated paper.
Gift of Design Machine.
1998-32-10

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Print, "dark green over scarlet", Plate 1 "Color / Moire" Portfolio

Print, "dark green over scarlet", Plate 1 "Color / Moire" Portfolio
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-5

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 16.5 x 19 cm (6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Fragment, 17th century; Previously owned by James Jackson Jarves (American, 1818 - 1888); silk; Warp x Weft: 16.5 x 19 cm (6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1896-1-34

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Accession Number 1896-1-34
Object ID 18094821