Map of Paris
Dress Fabric
1927 (made)
1927 (made)
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The Paris Exhibition of decorative arts of 1925 had an enormous impact on American design when it toured the USA the following year. It encouraged American designers to create furniture and interiors in the modern style. One example is this printed silk dress fabric called ‘Map of Paris’ by Ralph Barton. It was part of the ‘Americana’ range of dress fabrics which the Stehli Silks Corporation commissioned from leading artists in 1927. To make a change from ubiquitous floral patterns, these fabrics were designed specifically to depict contemporary American life.
This bird’s-eye view of Paris is similar to ‘Plan de Paris’, a dress fabric by Pierre Dumas of Ateliers A. G. B., France. This was featured in the catalogue of the Paris Exhibition of 1925, plate XXVIII.
This bird’s-eye view of Paris is similar to ‘Plan de Paris’, a dress fabric by Pierre Dumas of Ateliers A. G. B., France. This was featured in the catalogue of the Paris Exhibition of 1925, plate XXVIII.
Object details
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| Title | Map of Paris (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed silk crêpe de Chine |
| Brief description | Printed silk crêpe de Chine with Paris map, USA, 1927. |
| Physical description | Idiosyncratically drawn map of Paris showing a bird's-eye view of the streets and principal buildings and monuments in grey, blue and green on a white ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Stehli Silks Corporation |
| Object history | Registered File number 1929/8683. |
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| Summary | The Paris Exhibition of decorative arts of 1925 had an enormous impact on American design when it toured the USA the following year. It encouraged American designers to create furniture and interiors in the modern style. One example is this printed silk dress fabric called ‘Map of Paris’ by Ralph Barton. It was part of the ‘Americana’ range of dress fabrics which the Stehli Silks Corporation commissioned from leading artists in 1927. To make a change from ubiquitous floral patterns, these fabrics were designed specifically to depict contemporary American life. This bird’s-eye view of Paris is similar to ‘Plan de Paris’, a dress fabric by Pierre Dumas of Ateliers A. G. B., France. This was featured in the catalogue of the Paris Exhibition of 1925, plate XXVIII. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 63.
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| Accession number | T.87I-1930 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2002 |
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