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Textile, printed
Les Monuments de Paris (The Monuments of Paris)
Hippolyte Lebas, Oberkampf Factory
1815-1818
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hippolyte Lebas (Fabric designer)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0118.001 E
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0118.001 E
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
Les Monuments de Paris (The Monuments of Paris)
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Hippolyte Lebas (Fabric designer); Oberkampf Factory (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; Île-de-France ; France; Europe
Date
1815-1818
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "dr. 5 / T39 / 58.118.1E " [over] "T39" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Mordant style
- Plate printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
39.25 (W) x 25.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
99.695 (W) x 64.77 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 76.
Vertical design repeat: 20.75 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fikioris, Margaret A. 1970 Neoclassicism in Textile Designs by Jean-Baptiste Huet. Winterthur Portfolio. 6: 36.
• Detail of pattern, p. 91, fig, 31Book: Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Similar: pp. 156-157, image on p. 157.Book: Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Similar: pp. 174-175, image on p. 174.Book: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Similar pattern and information on date and printing: pl. 96Book: 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