Object Number 1969.3326

Object Name

Textile, printed

Title

The Union of France with America; America Paying Homage to France

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jouy-En-Josas, Île-de-France , France, Europe

Date

1785-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "dr. 24 / T120.1 / 69.3326" [over] "T120.1 / 69.3326" (graphite, ink)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

19.75 (L) , 38.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50.165 (L) , 97.155 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Selvedge width: 19.25 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Gril-Mariotte, Aziza & Warner, Pamela J. 2010 Topical Themes from the Oberkampf Textile Manufactory, Jouy-en-Josas, Frannce, 1760-1821. Studies in the Deocrative Arts. 17 (1): 35.
• Discussion and images of fabric T120, pg. 171-174; 188-190.
[Book] Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Design: No. 69, pl. XXV
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Design: pl. 144
[Article] Holden, Agnes J. 1939 Jean-Baptiste Huet; Master Designer of Toiles de Jouy. The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club. 23 (2): 31.
• Design stages: pp 6-7
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104