1969.3283 textile, printed obverse
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Textile, printed (Ex-seat cover)

  • Title:

    La Caravane du Caire

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Creator (Role):

    Petitpierre frères et Cie (Fabric manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Nantes, France, Europe

  • Date:

    1785-1795

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.3283


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Object Number

1969.3283

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-seat cover)

Title

La Caravane du Caire

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Petitpierre frères et Cie (Fabric manufacturer)
The print works Favre, Petitpierre et Cie was a successor of the factory founded by the brothers Ferdinand and Aristide Petitpierre, in 1760 on the Vertais bridge, prairie d'Aval. The factory was in operation in the same place, by the same family for almost a century, although there were several different names for the firms that ran this factory. The chronology of the firms is as follows: 1760-1790, Petitpierre frères et Cie, founded by Ferdinand Petitpierre and his older brother Aristide 1790-1802, Petitpierre et Cie, by Ferdinand and the widow of Aristide 1802-1806, Favre, Petitpierre et Cie, by Louis and Pierre-David, sons of Antoine Favre and nephews of the brothers Petitpierre 1806-1818, Favre, Petitpierre et Cie, by Ferdinand Favre and his nephews Ferdinand and Aristide, sons of Ferdinand Petitpierre 1818-1866, Ferdinand Favre et Cie, by Ferdinand favre, Henri Favre (nephew?), Ferdinand Petitpierre, and Auguste Barat Reference: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927. Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815. pp. 58-59

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1785-1795

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "69.3283 / T149 / Dr. 31" [over] "69.3283 / T149" (graphite, ink)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

21.25 (L) , 26.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53.975 (L) , 67.31 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
Similar pattern, same theme: pl. 168
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. I.
History of the Petitpierre firm: p. 112 (in French)
[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 design and manufacture: p. 59
[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