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| National Silk Art Museum Silk Tapestries |
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Strawberry Hill Museum is honored to present a display of silk tapestries from The National Silk Art Museum of Weston, Missouri. Mr. John Pottie, Curator of the National Silk Art Museum, has agreed to display a number of these exquisite works of art during the Strawberry Hill Museum's Art Event scheduled from May 1, 2010 to July 25, 2010. The process was pioneered by Joseph-Marie-Jacquard (1752-1834). Jacquard used punch cards to control patterns on a special loom. His silk pictures interlace warp and woof so that the reverse is the exact negative of the original. John Pottie has collected silk tapestries for 26 years and has examples from Impressionism, Romanticism, Classicism, Expressionism, Mannerism, and Rococo. These tapestries are truly breathtaking as one views the shine and beauty of silk combined with the intricacy of weaving. The National Silk Art Museum |