id: 125851 accession number: 1948.101 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.101 updated: 2023-03-20 14:14:08.384000 Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902–10. Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932), Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968). Plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes; overall: 11.7 x 34.3 cm (4 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.); mounted: 18.7 x 41.3 cm (7 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar 1948.101 title: Stenciled Velvet title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1902–10 creation date earliest: 1902 creation date latest: 1910 current location: creditline: Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar copyright: --- culture: America, New York, 20th century technique: plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Velvet find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932) - maker American jewelry and glass manufactory, 1902-1932 * Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968) - designer --- measurements: Overall: 11.7 x 34.3 cm (4 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.); Mounted: 18.7 x 41.3 cm (7 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Design in Printed Textiles opening date: 1961-04-07T05:00:00 Design in Printed Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 3, 1961). title: Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages opening date: 2005-10-13T00:00:00 Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages. The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (May 30-September 3, 2006); Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA (October 14, 2006-January 14, 2007). title: Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany opening date: 2019-10-20T04:00:00 Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Joseph F. Sindelar, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?-1948 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art date: 1948- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: This dragonfly design for a stenciled velvet fabric was likely used for drapery material. digital description: Textiles formed a large part of Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic production, especially since he used many of them in his designs for artistic interiors. His clients included many society notables, institutions, churches, and even the White House. Tiffany employed many women artisans in his business, including Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, who oversaw the textile department and likely designed this ethereal Art Nouveau pattern. wall description: Textiles formed a large part of Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic production, especially since he used many of them in his designs for artistic interiors. His clients included many society notables, institutions, churches, and even the White House. Tiffany employed many women artisans in his business, including Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, who oversaw the textile department and likely designed this ethereal Art Nouveau pattern. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.101/1948.101_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.101/1948.101_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.101/1948.101_full.tif