Water-lily textile

Cheney Brothers|Associated Artists

1883–1900 · Silk, printed, woven · The American Wing

This piece of "shadow silk" with the water-lily design varies somewhat from the two others in the Met’s collection (28.70.14, 2002.355.2); here a slightly different weaving technique has distorted the warp-printed image even further. The watery look is part of the design’s intended effect: to suggest the movement of leaves and blossoms as they float on the water’s surface.

Artist

Cheney Brothers|Associated Artists

Date

1883–1900

Medium

Silk, printed, woven

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith, 1928