Border for a Table Cover or Valance

Provenance

Meg Andrews, Hertfordshire, England, by Dec. 16, 1988 [Incoming receipt RX10713, Dec. 16, 1987; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1988.

Border for a Table Cover or Valance

Morris & Co.

Design 1890s

Accession Number

71294

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching

Dimensions

Overall: 43.5 × 274.3 cm (17 1/8 × 108 in.); Image: 26.7 × 233 cm (10 1/2 × 91 3/4 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment