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Education Maternelle

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

Furnishing fabric of toile de Jouy printed cotton. Red print on white depicting neoclassical imagery and motifs - an 18th century vignette of a mother with two small children and a maid servant.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEducation Maternelle (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Plate-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of toile de Jouy printed cotton 'Education Maternelle', Jouy, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of toile de Jouy printed cotton. Red print on white depicting neoclassical imagery and motifs - an 18th century vignette of a mother with two small children and a maid servant.
Dimensions
  • Width: 79cm
  • Length: 92cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Education Maternelle' (Handwritten in pencil on reverse of design)
  • 'Manufacture Francaise de / Toile de Jouy / Nimero du dessin - 1014 / Largeurs établies ...80 & red.... / Largeurs des piece .................... / Prix ..........................' (Paper label pasted to corner of textile.)
Credit line
Gift of Mrs Ann McColm.
Subjects depicted
Other number
1014 - Design number
Collection
Accession number
T.207-1998

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Record createdJuly 6, 2007
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