Object Number 1959.0030.003

Object Name

Textile, printed

Title

Le Tombeau de Jean Jacques Rousseau

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Gorgerat, Freres et Cie (Manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Quilted, Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

72.25 (L) , 57.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

183.515 (L) , 146.05 (W)

Measurement Notes

Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 40. Vertical design repeat: 38.5 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Textile with same print, pl. 89
[Book] Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Textile with similar print, p. 62-63
[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 mordant style and copper plate printing, p. 11-12, 61-67