Kennet
Design 1883, made 1887
Designed by William Morris (English, 1834–1896) Produced by Morris & Co., London (English, 1875–1940) Merton Abbey, London (English, 1881–1940)
England
The Kennet pattern was originally made in three different techniques: woven silk, printed cotton, and printed velveteen. These two silk panels [1971.682a,b] are all that remains of floor-to-ceiling window curtains from the parlor of Glessner House on Prairie Avenue in Chicago.
Silk, satin weave with self-patterning ground wefts