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Portière

Anna G. Lyman, 1880/1900

1.57 m × 2.27 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.3 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.27 m
Width: 1.57 m
Medium: Silk, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with gilt paper and gold-leafed-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work, couching and French knots; fringe of gilt-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk, wrapped and braided; lined with silk, weft-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave
Kind: Textile
Made in: Chicago
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 227 × 147.3 cm (85 1/2 × 58 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.47 m × 2.27 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Bross

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.57 m × 2.27 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1880/1900. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Bross.
How was it made?: Silk, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with gilt paper and gold-leafed-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work, couching and French knots; fringe of gilt-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk, wrapped and braided; lined with silk, weft-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave, made in Chicago.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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