Point Paper (mise-en-carte)
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Not on view at present
Where is “Point Paper (mise-en-carte)” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
This watercolor design of water lilies and other aquatic plants on paper is a mise-en-carte, or weaving draft, meant to serve as a bridge between the original design and the woven textile. Prepared on paper with a grid pattern whose lines represent warps and wefts, such drafts provided instructions for preparing the loom and for color usuage. Professional mise-en-carte readers were sometimes employed to assist the weavers and help them understand the designer's intensions.
-A Global View: Recent Acquisitions of Textiles, 2012-2016, April 8-September 5, 2016
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 2012.933
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
