Object Number 1969.4615

Object Name

Slip seat

Title

La Chasse a Courre

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Carle Vernet (Artist)
August 14, 1758-November 17, 1835

Favre-Petitpierre et Cie (Fabric manufacturer)
1802-1818
The firm known as Favre-Petitpierre et Cie has a long history. Per Clouzot's "Historie de la Manufacture du Jouy et de la toile Imprimee au XVII siecle", the firm began in 1760 as "Petitpierre freres et Cie." Between 1790 and 1797, it was "Petitpierre et Cie". In 1802, the Favre family joined the company, and the firm was called "Favre-Petitpierre et Cie." In 1818 the Petitpierre family left the business, and the firm changed its name to "Ferdinand Favre et Cie." See Clouzot for more information. (Sara Jatcko and Nicole Belolan, 07/09/2010)

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This slip seat was made at Winterthur or in New York City.

Secondary Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Per a previous cataloger this fabric was manufactured in Nantes, France by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie from a design by Carle Vernet. Linda Eaton noted in a 2001 visit that Joyce Storey dates this fabric to 1805.

Date

1929-1969

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Reverse, pinned on tag; "(52.235 Chair)/ 69.4615/ Winterthur/ Hall/ JAN-MAR" (graphite) [over ] "Slip seat/ 69.4615" (graphite)
2. Label; Reverse, twill tape tag; "SEASON 4" (stamped in red)
3. Label; Reverse, on frame; "Winterthur Hall" (black marker)
4. Label; Reverse, on frame; "BLUE DRESS/ Room H(a?)ll" (pencil)
5. Mark; Within print design on face fabric; "PP (Favre, Petitpierre et Cie)" (print)

Materials

Cotton; Pine, yellow

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

20 (L) , 23.5 (W) , 18.25 (Repeat Height)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50.8 (L) , 59.69 (W) , 46.355 (Repeat Height)

Measurement Notes

Measurements overall. Repeat H is per T book. Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 64.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Bernard, Roy. 1948 Une Capitale de l'Indiennage: Nantes.
• See plate opposite p.79
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Same pattern, pl. 153
[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
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Textile with similar pattern, pl. 153