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Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Deep purple velvet with Indonesian "wayang" figures. One of the wefts is a gold colored metallic thread.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Lion Cachet, (Dutch, 1864–1945)
Manufacturer
Schellens & Marto
Date
ca. 1920
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Pauline Cooper Noyes Fund
Medium
Medium: wool, cotton, metallic foil Technique: supplementary warp pile (velvet)
Dimensions
Warp x Weft: 48 x 67 cm (18 7/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Type
woven textiles
Object Name
Textile
Type
Textile
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