This furnishing panel is an exceptional example of the capabilities of French silk weavers in Lyon as well as the 19th century vogue for historic revival themes. Designed by Arthur Martin for Georges & René Hamot, this luminous champagne-pink cannetillé silk panel is patterned with flowering vases, floral sprays and garlands, acanthus scrolls, brackets, and a baldaquin, in cut- and uncut-pile velvet in harmonious shades of bronze, red, purple, and blue. The candelabra composition with discrete pastoral trophies surrounding two large central motifs—one with a vase filled with roses and trumpet flowers under an arch with trellised roses, and one with a spray of roses and lilacs and a pair of birds under a crescent-topped baldaquin topped with a crescent—is derived from the Rococo vocabulary of the 18th century. The maison Hamot has a prestigious place in the history of the French silk industry: founded in 1762 during the reign of Louis XV, the firm ceased production with the death of Francis Hamot, the last family proprietor, in 1999.

The original paper label attached to this panel states: "Pon [Patron] 4488 Velours 65 ff [fond] rose Cannetillé Tonnelle 1.55."