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Textile, printed (Ex-upholstery fabric)
Le Meunier, Sons Fils et l'Âne (the Miller, His Son, and the Ass)
Jean-Baptiste Huet, Oberkampf Factory
1800-1810
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
1957.1330.016
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1330.016
Object Name
Textile, printed (Ex-upholstery fabric)
Title
Le Meunier, Sons Fils et l'Âne (the Miller, His Son, and the Ass)
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
1800-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "1957.1330 / .016 / T33" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
24.5 (W) x 12.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.23 (W) x 31.75 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 39.5 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Web Site: 2007 Musee Jean de la Fontaine. 2009 http://www.musee-jean-de-la-fontaine.fr/
• See "Fables en ligne" for fabel textArticle: Cabot, Nancy Graves. 1949 Some Patterns Sources of 18th and 19th Century Printed Cottons.
• See Plates XV and XVI for fabric and prints featuing this design.Book: Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Cited in text: p. 134, second column.Book: Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Detail of design and design information, p. 173Book: Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Image of printed textile and information on design, p. 150, fig. 204Book: 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.
• Image of pattern, vol. II, pl. 159Book: Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
• Image of pattern, pl. 34Book: Blum, Dilys E. 1997 The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Image of textile with same pattern and information on manufacture, p. 41 fig. 66