Object Number 1958.0035.006

Object Name

Textile, printed

Title

"La Caravane du Caire"

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1780-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Top edge; "Petitpierre freres et Comp. a Nantes, bon teint 1. Dr. 21B F. Rhettores"

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Copper plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

39.12 (H) , 36.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

99.38 (H) , 92.71 (W)

Measurement Notes

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.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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