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Textile, printed
The Four Continents
Jean-Baptiste Huet, Oberkampf Factory
1780-1800
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Artist)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3220.004
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3220.004
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
The Four Continents
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Artist); Oberkampf Factory (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Origin Notes
This textile was designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet and printed at the Oberkampf Manufactory in Jouy-en-Josas, France between 1780 and 1800.
Date
1780-1800
Subject(s)
- The Four Continents
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
56.75 (W) x 22.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
144.145 (W) x 57.15 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 39 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 56.Book: Grant, Sarah. 2010 Toiles de Jouy, French Printed Cottons 1760-1830.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 102, pl. 54.Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Textile with same pattern, pl. XXVIBook: 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: Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 172-173, figs. 238 and 239.