Chiné à la branche Border
mid-19th century
Physical Qualities
Silk, 13 3/4 x 23 in. (34.9 x 58.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Misses E.H. and Anne Mechem
Object Number
1925.14.1
Mid-nineteenth century dress fabrics also featured naturalistic floral displays. This two-tiered fabric, composed of a double band of roses with rows of fringe, may have been manufactured for use as an ornamental border around one of the fashionable multi-tiered skirts of this period. Chiné a la branche is created when the warp threads of a fabric are pre-printed or dyed with the design before being woven. The result is a luxurious soft-edged look.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1925; E.H. and Anne Mechem.
Anita Jones, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 'Floral Designs in Textiles,' July 25 - November 12, 1989, no catalogue.
Inscribed: None.
