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Textile, printed
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
1805-1815
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0036
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Amy Pleadwell
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Object Number
1958.0036
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Date
1805-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "G58.36 (T1147) / mauve toile - scenesfr - / Florian's Fables. / 59" x 31" dr 31 / gift of Miss Amy Pleadwell" (graphite, ink)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "G58.36 / T1147 / Study / dr. 31" [over] "T1147 / Study" (graphite, ink)
Type: Label
Location: Paper label
Inscription: "FLORIAN'S FABLES / gift of Miss / Pleadwell (underlined) 3/28/58" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Roller printed
- Mordant style
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
31.75 (W) x 59.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
80.645 (W) x 151.13 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 68
Vertical repeat: 10.5 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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, 101-104Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312Book: Palmer, Michele. 2003 Toile, The Storied Fabrics of Europe and American.
• Image of modern adaptation, p. 143.Book: Grant, Sarah. 2010 Toiles de Jouy, French Printed Cottons 1760-1830.
• Similar (in red) pl. 41, p. 82Electronic: Wikipedia. Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. Wikipedia 03/06/2023 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Claris_de_Florian
• Biography re Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian