Fragment

Designed by Gertrude Rapp (American, 1808–1889) Woven by the Harmony Society (American, founded in Germany, 1785-1916)

Date

1838/1855

Medium

Silk, satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and pile warps forming cut voided velvet

Dimensions

24.4 × 47 cm (9 5/8 × 18 1/2 in.); Repeat: 11.6 × 5.1 cm (4 5/8 × 2 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Acquired by exchange from the Scalamandré Museum