Textile panel of ecru and beige woven cotton or linen with metallic gold relief of block print

Title
Textile panel of ecru and beige woven cotton or linen with metallic gold relief of block print
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Designer
Fortuny, Mariano, 1871-1949
Description
Textile panel of ecru and beige woven cotton or linen with metallic gold relief of block print; design is an ornate plant design with human figures; wrought iron style.
Provenance
Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
Motif
Ornate plant design with human figures
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Venice >> Venice >> Venice >> Veneto >> Italy
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1998.013.016
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton or Linen
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.