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		<title>Most recent Things tagged with silk</title>
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    	<description>Most Recent Things tagged with silk</description>
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    	<copyright>(c) 2007</copyright>
    	<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 14:25:49 GMT</pubDate>
    	
    	
 		
 			
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         		<title>Table Lamp</title>
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	                Image: Architonic

This table lamp was designed around 1903 or 1904 for Weiner Werkstatte. The base is made of brass and the shade is silk.

Source:
Architonic
[url]http://www.architonic.com/4102196[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:443nbv</link>
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         		<title>Kennet</title>
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	                Image: The Victorian Web; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Kennet was designed in 1883 and produced by Morris and Co. The textile is woven silk.
The second image is a textile design drawing for the original design.

Source:
The Victorian Web
[url]http://www.victorianweb.org/art/design/textiles/54.html[/url]
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
[url]http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1941P404[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:367xtr</link>
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         		<title>Delphos Dress (blue)</title>
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	                Images: Vintage Textile

This blue silk satin Delphos tea gown is from the 1920s. It was inspired by the linen pleated chitons worn by the Greeks. The gown molds to the body&#039;s curves and is lightweight. Venetian glass beads give the the gown the necessary weight to hold it in place. The dress distinctive pleats were done by hand.

Source:
Vintage Textile
[url]http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_119.htm[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:187uxw</link>
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         		<title>Evening gown</title>
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	                Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This 1920s evening gown is made from a pale pink pleated silk. It has a pink silk cord and glass beads as decorative pieces. This gown, along with others similar to it, was originally designed as a dress that could be worn as a tea gown. It was initially a garment meant for the home. However, when informal, body conforming styles became popular in 1920s, people began wearing the dress out. This was a trend that many Hollywood actresses popularized.

Source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
[url]http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/god1/ho_1995.28.6a.htm[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:135wix</link>
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         		<title>Evening ensemble</title>
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	                Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This evening emsemble from 1934 is made from blue pleated silk. It has taken the form of the classical Greek chiton and paplos and reinvented it. The slong sleeveless under dress is similar to the Delphos dress. Over the underdress a tunic has been attached to the neck line. The tunic is decorated with glass beads.

Source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
[url]http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/god1/ho_1979.344.11a,b.htm[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:343sak</link>
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         		<title>Dressing Gown</title>
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	                Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This dressing gown from 1930 is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Made from stenciled rose silk, the dressing gown has sleeves that extend beyond the length of the arm, suggesting that Fortuny&#039;s pieces are as much wearable garments as dramatic statements. The stenciling suggests that the inspiration for this garment might have come from the embroideries of North African djellabahs. Though obviously a statement on its own, the dressing gown can be paired with the Delphos dress.

Source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
[url]http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/orie/ho_C.I.50.44.htm[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:640qkd</link>
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         		<title>Delphos Dress</title>
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	                Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mariano Fortuny first began making the Delphos dress in the early 1900s. The one pictured here, which is currently part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is probably from around the late 1920s-late 1930s. It is made from rust pleated silk and the mantle is made from brown and gray silk velvet that has been printed with metallic silver. The Delphos dress was inspired by the classical Greek chiton. It has a wave-like quality to it that is enhanced by the pleating. The mantle is decorated in venetian glass beads.

Source: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
[url]http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/eust/ho_2001.702a.htm[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:841tuq</link>
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         		<title>Scheherazade</title>
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	                Images: Archi Expo

This silk lamp is named after the Queen in [i]One Thousand and One Nights[/i]. It was inspired by Persian art work and culture. The lamp resembles an upside down pagoda. The lamp is made from silk and a brass frame. It is made by Venetian Studium.

Sources:
Archi Expo
[url]http://www.archiexpo.com/tab/Mariano-Fortuny.html[/url]
Venetia Studium
[url]http://www.venetiastudium.com/fortunylamps_silk_lamps.html?gclid=CIXsp4il5pQCFST7iAodxDEMRw[/url]
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:226wpw</link>
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	            <guid>8</guid>
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         		<title>helmi-pearl, brooch</title>
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	            <link>http://www.thinglink.org/thing:599zkf</link>
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         		<title>Fall&#039;s Cocoa Neck Warmer</title>
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	                This neckwarmer is warm, cozy, wonderfully soft, and lacks the extra bulk of a scarf! Easily packable for those uncertain cold spells, trips, or style pick-me-ups, or to layer under a scarf in freezing weather.

Color: brown yarn, wooden button, light blue thread.

Size: 17.5 inch circumference. Has some stretch and fits most women&#039;s necks comfortably.

Materials: Super-soft blend of 80% Peruvian baby alpaca and 20% silk. Wooden button.
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