Drapery Panel, circa 1910
THF184149 / Drapery Panel, circa 1910
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Artifact Overview
Textiles were an integral part of the Arts and Crafts interior. Designers emphasized the use of stylized geometrical motifs to harmonize with furniture, ceramics, and artwork. The ideal was to create a simple, yet unified interior environment, which was a reaction against "fussy" Victorian interiors.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Drapery (Curtain)
Date Made
circa 1910
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
96.70.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Color
Green
Blue
Cream (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 72.25 in
Width: 35.25 in
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Related Content
SetAmerican Arts and Crafts Movement
- 22 Artifacts
The Arts and Crafts movement emerged in the 1860s and 1870s in England, then the most industrialized country in the world. Theorists and designers promoted a return to an idealized past where artists and craftsmen collaborated to create beautiful and useful objects. Many of the movement's ideas spread to the United States by 1900. Here is a representative group of objects from our collection, featuring high-end to mass-market examples.