Leather Panel
ca. 1855 (made)
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This panel of leather is one of a series (Museum nos. 3703 to 3706-1856) which shows stages in the making of leather panels for use on walls or upholstery. The panels shows the first stage, after the damp leather has been pressed into a mould to create relief decoration. This series of panels were made in about 1855 by the French firm of Jean Michel Dulud, who specialized in this technique. They often used historic styles which were particularly fashionable at the time. This design of curving, scrolling branches, was based on Gothic designs of the medieval period. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has a chair of about 1850 (inventory number 1995.164) by the French furniture maker Jeanselme, which uses exactly this pattern of leather for the upholstery.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embossed leather |
| Brief description | Stamped with Gothic style pattern of scrolling plant stems, leaves and flower heads, before decoration with foil and paint, Jacques Michel Dulud, Paris, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | A leather panel moulded with an overall design of curving leafy scrolls in Gothic Revival style, entwined with ivy and morning glory, the main scrolls bearing pairs of flowers in each ogee-shaped reserve, including poppies, buttercup and a hanging snowdrop-like flower, all appearing to grow from different elements of the same continuous stems. This panel shows the first stage of the creation of leather panels before any foil or paint has been added. This panel has been knife-trimmed on all four sides. |
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| Object history | Purchased for 3 shillings 9 pence by the Museum at the 1855 International Exhibition in Paris. This design for leather, with different colourways, is illustrated in Jean-Pierre Fournet, Cuirs Dorées, "Cuirs de Courdoue", un art Européen (Château de Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau: Editions Monelle Hayot, 2019), p. 303 |
| Production | Attribution taken from early published lists of Museum acquisitions. 'Cuirs Dulud' workshop, 14 rue Vivienne, Paris. |
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| Summary | This panel of leather is one of a series (Museum nos. 3703 to 3706-1856) which shows stages in the making of leather panels for use on walls or upholstery. The panels shows the first stage, after the damp leather has been pressed into a mould to create relief decoration. This series of panels were made in about 1855 by the French firm of Jean Michel Dulud, who specialized in this technique. They often used historic styles which were particularly fashionable at the time. This design of curving, scrolling branches, was based on Gothic designs of the medieval period. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has a chair of about 1850 (inventory number 1995.164) by the French furniture maker Jeanselme, which uses exactly this pattern of leather for the upholstery. |
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| Accession number | 3706-1856 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2008 |
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