Furnishing Fabric
1830-1850 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Furnishing fabric, roller printed cotton with stipple engraving design, apples on a tree & grapes on a vine, upper scene depicting a clergyman on horseback arriving at a family's home in the country, he holds a baby and the parents & two older children are at the door to greet him. In lower scene, the clergyman is shown being helped back onto his horse by the mother, he is using a chair to climb. The husband looks on holding a rake, as does a dog, this scene appears to be round the back of the house as it is set in a garden with benches and flowers in planters
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | roller-printed cotton |
Brief description | Furnishing fabric, 1830-1850, French; Alsatian, roller printed cotton with rural scene |
Physical description | Furnishing fabric, roller printed cotton with stipple engraving design, apples on a tree & grapes on a vine, upper scene depicting a clergyman on horseback arriving at a family's home in the country, he holds a baby and the parents & two older children are at the door to greet him. In lower scene, the clergyman is shown being helped back onto his horse by the mother, he is using a chair to climb. The husband looks on holding a rake, as does a dog, this scene appears to be round the back of the house as it is set in a garden with benches and flowers in planters |
Dimensions |
|
Credit line | Mayoux Collection |
Subjects depicted | |
Collection | |
Accession number | T.457-1919 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | April 20, 2009 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest