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1960	Work on this object began.
1998	We acquired this object. We photographed this object.
2014	We photographed this object.
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Sidewall, Damas de Versailles

This is a sidewall. It was distributed by Nancy McClelland. It is dated 1960 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is block-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.

A vertical rectangular woven silk panel with a dark chocolate brown ground. A repeating bold pattern of deep orange, tongue-like flames engulfed in swirling, pale gold clouds of columnar, rising smoke covers the surface. There are eight rows, alternating between four large flames and four small flames. The larger flames swirl to the left while the smaller flames swirl to the right. Tiny golden salamanders move among the flames. The flames appear to give off specks of gold dust and to cast pale gold, branch-like shadows.

Textile, Le Feu (Fire)
warp: silk weft: tussah silk.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1931-1-14

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Damas de Versailles; Distributed by Nancy McClelland (American, b. 1877–1959); France; block-printed; Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology; 1998-75-1

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DHNM/
Accession Number 1998-75-1
Object ID 18676277