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Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
End of a length of cloth with a factory stamp and a little of the pattern visible. The pattern shows a woman being carried off by two men and a shaped area of shaded red.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Petitpierre Freres
Maker
Petitpierre et Cie, (Nantes, France, 1770–1848)
Date
1770–90
Credit Line
Bequest of Elinor Merrell
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 13.5 × 98 cm (5 5/16 × 38 9/16 in.)
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Fragment
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