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On Display: House - Winterthur Bedroom
Window hanging (Side curtain)
The Union of France with America; America Paying Homage to France
Jean-Baptiste Huet
1949-1952
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1952.0348.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0348.001 A
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Title
The Union of France with America; America Paying Homage to France
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This window hanging was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
Jouy-En-Josas; France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was printed between 1785-1790 at Jouy.
Date
1949-1952
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: lower L hand corner
Inscription: typed in black ink "BLUE SITTING ROOM - 3N curtain July-August-Sept (3)"
Type: Label
Location: directly on linen lining, lower L hand corner
Inscription: typed in black ink "BLUE SITTING ROOM - 3N curtain July-August-Sept (3)"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American Indian
- Allegory
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
35.5 (W) x 105 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
90.17 (W) x 266.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Salmon, Larry & Carlano, Marianne. 1987 French Textiles from the Middle Ages through the Second Empire.
• Fig. 125, p. 151Article: Gril-Mariotte, Aziza & Warner, Pamela J. 2010 Topical Themes from the Oberkampf Textile Manufactory, Jouy-en-Josas, Frannce, 1760-1821. Studies in the Deocrative Arts. 17 (1): 35.
• Discussion and images of fabric T120, pg. 171-174; 188-190.Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Design: No. 69, pl. XXVBook: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Design: pl. 144Article: Holden, Agnes J. 1939 Jean-Baptiste Huet; Master Designer of Toiles de Jouy. The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club. 23 (2): 31.
• Design stages: pp 6-7Book: 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, 101-104