Developing a Style

This panel is one of two thought to have been designed by the Greenes for Josephine Van Rossem. Only a few textile designs are known to have been executed by the brothers for any of their clients. The rugs for the living room of the Gamble house are among the few surviving examples. Archival photographs reveal that the Greenes also designed drapery panels for the Bolton house hall and dining room. The panels from the Van Rossem house are both simple in design and entirely practical, the linen serving as a soft filter for sunlight and a screen for privacy.