Textile panel of mottled grey cotton and metallic gold block print in a repeat print of stylized scrolling flowers

Title
Textile panel of mottled grey cotton and metallic gold block print in a repeat print of stylized scrolling flowers
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Designer
Fortuny, Mariano, 1871-1949
Description
Textile panel of mottled grey cotton and metallic gold block print in a repeat print of stylized scrolling flowers; left side has a blocked vertical band of a floral pattern; swatch of different color combination at corner.
Provenance
Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
Motif
Stylized floral leaf design
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Venice >> Venice >> Venice >> Veneto >> Italy
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1998.013.010
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Block print
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Fortuny used a Japanese fabric printing technique called, Kalamkari, which involves several steps and can be both hand painted and block printed, and uses only natural dyes.