Object Number 1958.0035.002

Object Name

Textile, printed

Title

"Le Temple de l'Amour"

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Gorgerat, Freres et Cie (Artist)

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1780-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bottom edge; "BON. TEINT. Gorgerat freres & Cp. A Nantes"

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Copper plate printed, Raised style

Dimensions (inches)

72.75 (H) , 35 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

184.79 (H) , 88.9 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56. Vertical design repeat: 40 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Textile with same pattern (in red), pl. 158
[Book] Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Information on Gorgerat et freres, p. 58
[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 "raised" style and China Blue, pp. 88, 97.