A vertically-oriented textile with a black background filled with a dozen colorful tumbling florals in shades of pink and purple, accented with greenery. Each stylized, overlapping flower has a round yellow center with six petal-like sepals in pink, lavender purple, white, and fuschia, and surrounded by light and dark green leaves. The sepals are elongated with wavy edges and rounded tips; the flowers appear similar to a daffodil or narcissus. The threaded pattern of the woven textile can be seen through the background.

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Object Timeline

-0001	We photographed this object.
1905	Work on this object began.
1917	Work on this object ended.
1984	We acquired this object.
2013	This was an Object of the Day.
2015	We photographed this object.
2017	We photographed this object. We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it!

Textile, Bluette

This is a Textile. It was designed by Atelier Martine and made for Paul Poiret. It is dated ca. 1912 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is cotton warp, linen weft and its technique is screen printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Paul Poiret hired untrained girls to work in his school, École Martine. Encouraging them to sketch their innocent impressions of plants and animals, Poiret turned the drawings into popular drapery, carpet, and wallcovering designs.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Bluette by Atelier Martine.

This object was donated by Louise Dushkin. It is credited Gift of Louise Dushkin.

Object ID #18647577
cotton.
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.
1994-115-1

Sidewall, Poppies
machine-printed on machine-made paper.
Gift of Cincinnati Art Museum.
1990-129-4

Print, Laquelle? (Which?)
pochoir on paper.
Gift of Cooper Union Library.
1980-36-9104

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 146 x 76 cm (57 1/2 x 29 15/16 in.) Repeat H x W: 56 x 76 cm (22 1/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Bluette; Designed by Atelier Martine; Made for Paul Poiret (French, 1879–1944); France; cotton warp, linen weft; Warp x Weft: 146 x 76 cm (57 1/2 x 29 15/16 in.) Repeat H x W: 56 x 76 cm (22 1/16 x 29 15/16 in.); Gift of Louise Dushkin; 1984-136-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Esperanza Spalding Selects.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2Enj4/
Accession Number 1984-136-1
Object ID 18802443