Object Number 1969.3278

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-furnishing fabric)

Title

L'Histoire de Joseph

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Favre-Petitpierre et Cie (Printer)
1802-1818
The firm known as Favre-Petitpierre et Cie has a long history. Per Clouzot's "Historie de la Manufacture du Jouy et de la toile Imprimee au XVII siecle", the firm began in 1760 as "Petitpierre freres et Cie." Between 1790 and 1797, it was "Petitpierre et Cie". In 1802, the Favre family joined the company, and the firm was called "Favre-Petitpierre et Cie." In 1818 the Petitpierre family left the business, and the firm changed its name to "Ferdinand Favre et Cie." See Clouzot for more information. (Sara Jatcko and Nicole Belolan, 07/09/2010)

Place of Origin

Possibly Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "69.3278 / T145 / study / dr. 30" [over] "T145 / study" (graphite, ink)

Subjects

Religion associated

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Roller printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

38.75 (L) , 25.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

98.425 (L) , 65.405 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60. Vertical design repeat: 22 3/4 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312
[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 the print works Favre, Petitipierre et Cie and their designs, pp. 58-59
[Journal] The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1905-present
• Mentions Joseph interpreting Pharoah's dream, vol. XXVII, no. 3, March 1932, p. 72
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Image of textile with same subject matter, pl. 100