id: 125852 accession number: 1948.102 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.102 updated: 2023-03-20 14:14:08.391000 Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902–10. Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968), Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932). Plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes; overall: 22 x 30.8 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.); mounted: 28.6 x 36.8 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar 1948.102 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 * Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968) - designer * Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932) - maker American jewelry and glass manufactory, 1902-1932 --- measurements: Overall: 22 x 30.8 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 36.8 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/2 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. Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA (October 13, 2005-January 4, 2006); The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (February 2-April 30, 2006). 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 morning glory pattern stenciled velvet was likely used for drapery fabric. 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/1948.102/1948.102_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.102/1948.102_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.102/1948.102_full.tif