Object Details
- Description
- A H Straus & Co "Luxor Taffeta" dress silk, yellow ground fabric length; 1917. Inspired by a 14th century woven silk from Lucca, italy.. Luxor Taffeta. A lustrous, reversible fabric with a discharge printed design taken from a Lucca fabric of the 14th century. Original in Vienna. Design refers perhaps to the Northern Swan legend. Printed design is black on a canary yellow ground. Design is very busy, with vine patterned bands creating small irregular reserves holding vignettes of one swan or two cygnets, with flowers surrounding.
- A. H. Straus and Co. was active in the 1910s and 1920s. The company was based in New York City and was a premier importer and manufacturer of printed silks. Many fabric lengths in this collection have prints copied from ancient textiles.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1917
- Credit Line
- Gift of A H Straus and Company
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- canary ground (overall color)
- plain weave; discharge print (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 41 in; 91.44 cm x 104.14 cm
- Object Name
- Fabric Length
