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Passementerie (Commemorative ribbon)
Artistic Weaving Company
circa 1928 (1926-1930)
Description
The Artistic Weaving Company manufactured this Jacquard woven silk picture in 1928 to commemorate the opening of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is woven from black and white silk and depicts the outside of the main building of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with the museum steps, Washington Monument fountain, and two smaller fountains in view. Text below the image reads “27th Annual Banquet of the Alumni Association of the Philadelphia Textile School / Commemorating the Opening of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.” This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Artistic Weaving Company (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.100
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of David Fletcher
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Object Number
2017.0019.100
Object Name
Passementerie (Commemorative ribbon)
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Artistic Weaving Company (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
circa 1928 (1926-1930)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: lower right corner, within border
Inscription: ARTISTIC WEAVING COMPANY
Type: Inscription
Location: lower center
Inscription: 27TH ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE SCHOOL / COMMEMORATING THE OPENING OF THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (jacquard)
Dimensions (inches)
3.13 (W) x 7.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.95 (W) x 19.685 (L)