"The Present Time"
| Title | "The Present Time" |
|---|---|
| Artist | Woven by Thomas Stevens (English, 1828–88) Coventry and London, England |
| Date | After 1879 19th century |
| Medium | Silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Coventry Coventry |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Textile Purchase Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“"The Present Time"” is a work by Woven by Thomas Stevens (English, 1828–88) Coventry and London, England, dated After 1879. It is executed in silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Recorded origin: Coventry. Browse more public-domain art from Coventry.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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