John Illingworth Kay, Silver Studio, and others
Evening Landscape with Mount Fuji
1894
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- Designer: John Illingworth Kay
- Design Studio: Silver Studio
- Retailer: Richard Stanway
Evening Landscape with Mount Fuji
1894
Physical Qualities
Cotton; linen or cotton lining, 67 x 22 in. (170.2 x 55.9 cm.)
Credit Line
The Jane and Worth B. Daniels, Jr. Fund
Object Number
2002.67
Cotton twill-woven velveteen panel printed with a scene depicting an evening landscape showing Mount Fuji in the distance under a full moon and stars, framed within an oval created by trees and water lilies with swirling foliage. Colors (possibly faded) include muted shades of grey-blue or blue-green, dark blue-grey, orange-rust, and gold. and off-white. The design creates a repeating medallion effect with just over four vertical repeats and one horizontal repeat. (Probably representing half of the original width of the textile and one of two horizontal repeats of the pattern across the full width.
All edges are cut, folded under, and hand sewn to a grey-green linen or cotton lining with fine green thread. (Possibly a later addition).
Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2002; Titi Halle, Cora Ginsberg LLC, New York, NY by purchase, 1999; Francesca Galloway, France by purchase.
Anita Jones, "Curator's Choice: Recent Additions to the Textiles Collection, " Baltimore Museum fo Art, Baltimore, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, April 27 - November 27, 2011.
'Arts and Crafts Textiles,' October 1999 The Fine Art Society PLC in association with Francesca Galloway, cat. no. 45.
'Arts and Crafts Textiles,' October 1999 The Fine Art Society PLC in association with Francesca Galloway, cat. no. 45.
'Arts and Crafts Textiles,' October 1999 The Fine Art Society PLC in association with Francesca Galloway, cat. no. 45.
Inscribed: None