"La Caravane du Caire"
Textiles
Petitpierre frères et Cie (Printer)
Nantes, France, Europe
1780-1800
Cotton
Woven (plain), Copper plate printed, Mordant style
1958.0035.006
Object Number1958.0035.006 |
Textile, printed
"La Caravane du Caire"
Textiles
Museum purchase
Petitpierre frères et Cie (Printer)
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
Nantes, France, Europe
1780-1800
1. Mark; Top edge; "Petitpierre freres et Comp. a Nantes, bon teint 1. Dr. 21B F. Rhettores"
Cotton
Woven (plain), Copper plate printed, Mordant style
39.12 (H) , 36.5 (W)
99.38 (H) , 92.71 (W)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 48. Vertical design repeat: 32 1/2 inches.
Text available soon.
[Book] Grant, Sarah. 2010 Toiles de Jouy, French Printed Cottons 1760-1830.
• Textile with same print, p. 104-105, fig. 55
[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, p. 88, 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordatn style, p. 11