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Textile, printed
Offrande a l'Amour (The Offering to Love)
Jean-Baptiste Huet, Oberkampf Factory
1792-1810
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Fabric designer)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3392
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3392
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
Offrande a l'Amour (The Offering to Love)
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Fabric designer); Oberkampf Factory (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Date
1792-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "dr. 6 / T34 / 69.3392 / Brown & White / Toile / "Offrande a l'amour" [over] "T34" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
36.5 (W) x 48.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
92.71 (W) x 123.19 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 39 inches
Selvedge width: 36.75 inches, approximate
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Printed textile with same pattern, p. 87, fig. 40Book: Palmer, Michele. 2003 Toile, The Storied Fabrics of Europe and American.
• Similar print, p. 122Book: Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Image of print and information on manufacture, p. 55Book: 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: Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
• Image of pattern, pl. 40Book: Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Information on manufacture and image of pattern in red and purple, pp. 27-28Book: Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Image of pattern and information on dating design pp. 108-109, fig. 146