La Leçon de Danse (The Dance Lesson)
Textiles
France, Europe
1780-1790
Cotton
Plate printed, Woven (plain), Raised style
1955.0634.005
Object Number1955.0634.005 |
Textile, printed
La Leçon de Danse (The Dance Lesson)
Textiles
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
France, Europe
1780-1790
1. Label; Pinned on tag; "T50 / 55.634.5" (graphite)
Cotton
Plate printed, Woven (plain), Raised style
35 (L) , 81.25 (W)
88.9 (L) , 206.375 (W)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Vertical design repeat: 38 3/8 inches
Text available soon.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[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 print technology: pp. 87-88, 97.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with similar pattern, p. 269, fig. 279; information on Chinoiseries, pp. 265-269
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Similar: pl. 182 as "La Lecon de Danse"
[Book] Sayer, Robert & Pillement, Jean Baptiste. 1959 Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy (orig. c. 1760).
• Similar: pl. 52
[Book] Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Similar: p. 170-171, #235