The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 13, 2026

A horizontally rectangular silk velvet swatch stenciled with a dense arrangement of morning glory flowers and heart-shaped leaves features muted shades of deep teal, purple, and forest green. Bell-shaped flowers in dusty pink, cream, and pale violet scatter throughout. Toward the right, yellow-green foliage overlaps several blossoms. The short velvet pile creates soft, blurred transitions between these various colors, and the rectangular fabric has frayed edges.

Stenciled Velvet

c. 1902–10
designer

Dorothy Marshall Hornblower

(American, 1886–1968)
maker

Tiffany Studios

(United States, New York, 1902–32)
America, New York
plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes
Overall: 22 x 30.8 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 36.8 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar 1948.102
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This morning glory pattern stenciled velvet was likely used for drapery fabric.

Description

Textiles formed a large part of Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic production, especially since he used many of them in his designs for artistic interiors. His clients included many society notables, institutions, churches, and even the White House. Tiffany employed many women artisans in his business, including Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, who oversaw the textile department and likely designed this ethereal Art Nouveau pattern.
  • ?-1948
    Joseph F. Sindelar, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1948-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-October 4, 2020).
    Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages. Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA (October 13, 2005-January 4, 2006); The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (February 2-April 30, 2006).
    Design in Printed Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 3, 1961).
  • {{cite web|title=Stenciled Velvet|url=false|author=Dorothy Marshall Hornblower, Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1902–10|access-date=13 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.102