1961.0059 Textile, printed obverse
  • 1961.0059 Textile, printed obverse
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Textile, printed (Valance)

  • Title:

    Le Mouton Cherie (The Cherished Sheep)

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    Nantes, France, Europe

  • Date:

    1780-1790

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1961.0059


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Object Number

1961.0059

Object Name

Textile, printed (Valance)

Title

Le Mouton Cherie (The Cherished Sheep)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1780-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on tag; "M61.59 / T2160 / dr 35 / G&L" [over] "61.59 / T2160" (graphite, ink)
2. Label; Pinned on red tag; "dr. 35 / T2(160) / 61.59" [over] "T2(160) / 61.59" (graphite, ink)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

13.25 (L) , 48.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.655 (L) , 123.825 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
Information on manufactory: p. 168
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
Similar: plate 72.
[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
[Book] Grant, Sarah. 2010 Toiles de Jouy, French Printed Cottons 1760-1830.
Similar: fig. 22, p. 59; figs. 25-26, information on Fragonard's painting: pp. 42-43.
[Book] Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
Information on genre scenes: p. 94; detail: fig. 141, p. 105.