Kennet
William Morris
1883
- Medium
- Silk, satin weave with self-patterning ground wefts
- Dimensions
- 92.8 × 69.6 cm (36 1/2 × 27 3/8 in.); Repeat: 59 × 17 cm (23 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
19th centurynatural dyefloralChicagobritishsilk (textile)satin weavingArts and Crafts MovementTextileBritish Arts and Crafts Movementweaving
About
The Kennet pattern was originally made in three different techniques: woven silk, printed cotton, and printed velveteen. These two silk panels [1971.682a,b] are all that remains of floor-to-ceiling window curtains from the parlor of Glessner House on Prairie Avenue in Chicago.
