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Textile, printed
Les Losanges (Lozenges)
1790-1810
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.8520.003
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.8520.003
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
Les Losanges (Lozenges)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Origin Notes
This fabric, titled "Les Losanges" (Lozenges) was designed by J.B. Huet, and manufactured by Oberkampf in Jouy-en-Josas, France, c. 1800.
Date
1790-1810
Subject(s)
- Classical
- Mythological
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 20.25 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fikioris, Margaret A. 1970 Neoclassicism in Textile Designs by Jean-Baptiste Huet. Winterthur Portfolio. 6: 36.
• Published: p.86, fig 21; p. 87, fig. 22; p. 89, fig. 28; p. 92, fig. 35Book: Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Image of design and information on manufacture, p. 131, fig. 177Book: Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Image of design and information on manufacture, p. 152, fig. 177Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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, 101-104Book: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Illustrated signed example, pl. 103Journal: Antiques Magazine. 1//1938
• "Emblems of the Harvest" illustrated, September 1953, p. 206