The weaving centers of northern France specialized in textiles for luxury travel vehicles: planes, trains, and cruise ships. This Cubist-inspired pattern, suggestive of a cityscape, brought a sense of modernity to the travel experience. The piece is woven in an exceptionally rich palette, with very subtle color combinations in the velvet pile.

Furnishing fabric

Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing area, France, 1934

Cotton

Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund, 2006-6-1

photo: Matt Flynn