Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1800-1810 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This furnishing fabric was plate-printed in the celebrated workshop at Jouy, in France. Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf's workshop pioneered the complicated process for printing cotton textiles with fast-coloured dyes in Europe.Many steps were involved in producing the finished textile. First the copper plates were engraved with the desired design using a burin, in the manner of plates for fine art prints. The plate would then be coated with a mordant, a solution that would react with the dye during the dyeing process, binding it to the cloth. The cloth would then be printed with the plates by hand before finally being immersed in vats of dye for the design to take.
In 1797, the copper-roller printing machine was introduced to Jouy, which sped up the printing process and greatly increased the workshop's output.
In 1797, the copper-roller printing machine was introduced to Jouy, which sped up the printing process and greatly increased the workshop's output.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plate-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric, designed by J.B. Huet, made by C.P. Oberkampf, France (Jouy), ca. 1800-1810 |
| Physical description | Panel of furnishing fabric, plate-printed cotton, showing birds, cattle and sheep and neo-classical ornament. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
This pattern was designed for Oberkampf's factory at Jouy. The birds, cattle and sheep can be found in textiles of the late 1700s, but the panels of neo-classical ornament reflect the interest in newly excavated Roman ruins.(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Sydney Vacher |
| Object history | This pattern was designed for Oberkampf's factory at Jouy. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This furnishing fabric was plate-printed in the celebrated workshop at Jouy, in France. Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf's workshop pioneered the complicated process for printing cotton textiles with fast-coloured dyes in Europe.Many steps were involved in producing the finished textile. First the copper plates were engraved with the desired design using a burin, in the manner of plates for fine art prints. The plate would then be coated with a mordant, a solution that would react with the dye during the dyeing process, binding it to the cloth. The cloth would then be printed with the plates by hand before finally being immersed in vats of dye for the design to take. In 1797, the copper-roller printing machine was introduced to Jouy, which sped up the printing process and greatly increased the workshop's output. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.370-1913 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2006 |
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