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Textile, printed
Médallions Antiques (Antique Medallions)
Jean-Baptiste Huet, Oberkampf Factory
1790-1810
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
1969.3230 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3230 A
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
Médallions Antiques (Antique Medallions)
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Artist); Oberkampf Factory
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "T38 / 69.3230 / a / O-6-a" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "69.3230 / a / T-38" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
110.25 (W) x 74 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
280.035 (W) x 187.96 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 38 3/8 inches (RGW, 11/22/2013)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sayer, Robert & Pillement, Jean Baptiste. 1959 Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy (orig. c. 1760).
• Design source or design sharing the same inspiration: pl. 41, shows (in reverse) the same cluster of dancing children and wind-instrument player, near a different chinoiserie structure.Article: Fikioris, Margaret A. 1970 Neoclassicism in Textile Designs by Jean-Baptiste Huet. Winterthur Portfolio. 6: 36.
• Image of design, p. 104, fig. 66Article: Fikioris, Margaret A. 1970 Neoclassicism in Textile Designs by Jean-Baptiste Huet. Winterthur Portfolio. 6: 36.
• Details of design, p. 105, fig. 68, 70Book: Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Similar: p. 129, fig. 175.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print 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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104