Dress Fabric
ca. 1929 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Mariano Fortuny (Mariano y Madazo, 1871-1949) was born in Granada, Spain. He studied painting before moving to Paris to study sculpture with Rodin and then to Germany to study chemistry and dyes. He moved to Venice at the beginning of the 20th century and developed, and patented, processes for printing metal pigments onto fabrics in such a way that they imitated the textural effect of woven patterns.
Fortuny was constantly seeking to improve the manufacturing processes which he himself had developed, but his textiles rely more on his artistic abilities than on mechanical techniques. It is said that he never used the same design or colour combination in any two lengths of fabric. This design is based on a North Italian velvet of the 15th century.
Fortuny was constantly seeking to improve the manufacturing processes which he himself had developed, but his textiles rely more on his artistic abilities than on mechanical techniques. It is said that he never used the same design or colour combination in any two lengths of fabric. This design is based on a North Italian velvet of the 15th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Block-printed silk velvet, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of block-printed silk velvet, designed and made by Mariano Fortuny, Venice, ca. 1929 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of block-printed silk velvet. In red and silver with a reproduction of a 15th century Italian velvet. Lined with grey silk. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'FORTUNY D' (Stamped in red on the grey lining) |
| Credit line | Given by J. W. F. Morton |
| Summary | Mariano Fortuny (Mariano y Madazo, 1871-1949) was born in Granada, Spain. He studied painting before moving to Paris to study sculpture with Rodin and then to Germany to study chemistry and dyes. He moved to Venice at the beginning of the 20th century and developed, and patented, processes for printing metal pigments onto fabrics in such a way that they imitated the textural effect of woven patterns. Fortuny was constantly seeking to improve the manufacturing processes which he himself had developed, but his textiles rely more on his artistic abilities than on mechanical techniques. It is said that he never used the same design or colour combination in any two lengths of fabric. This design is based on a North Italian velvet of the 15th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.810-1967 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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