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Jui D' Enfants

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jouy (made)

Furnishing fabric of printed cotton toile de Jouy fabric. A large piece of green trellis/diaper grid containing dark blue printed designs and vignettes, some are larger vignettes superimposed on top of the green grid and partially 'concealing' motifs in the compartments of the grid. Great number of motifs and subjects, all with neoclassical Graeco-Roman theme.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleJui D' Enfants (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Printed
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Jui D' Enfants' of printed cotton toile de Jouy, France, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton toile de Jouy fabric. A large piece of green trellis/diaper grid containing dark blue printed designs and vignettes, some are larger vignettes superimposed on top of the green grid and partially 'concealing' motifs in the compartments of the grid. Great number of motifs and subjects, all with neoclassical Graeco-Roman theme.
Dimensions
  • Length: 130cm
  • Width: 141cm
Style
Classical Revival
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dessin 1693 / 50" Machine / D.P.355 Ramm, Son & Crocket / one colour s6257' (Paper label from the reference archive of Ramm, Son & Crocket, where this textile was originally kept.)
  • 'Jui D'Enfants' (Pencilled on the reverse of the textile.)
Credit line
Gift of Mrs Ann McColm.
Subjects depicted
Mythology
Putti
Festoons
Arrows
Wreath
Urns
Laurel Wreaths
Bows (Weapons)
Classical Figures
Serpents
Mirrors
Drapery
Torchères (Lamps)
Torches
Doves
Olive Branches
Masks
Altars
Sacrifice
Amphorae
Birds of Prey
Lambs
Stars
Grapes
Goats
Daisies
Corn-Stalk
Lozenges
Ivy
Pomegranates (Fruit)
Fruit
Hearts (Motifs)
Quivers
Eagles
Knife
Tazza
Spears
Shields
Classical Profile
Swords
Cornucopia
Hatchets
Melody Pipes
Panpipes
Flowers
Spade
Rakes
Owls
Lyres
Ewers
Trays
Tambourines
Nest
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.205-1998

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Record createdJuly 5, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O136949/jui-d-enfants-furnishing-fabric-unknown/
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