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Furnishing Fabric

1770-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jouy (made)

Furnishing fabric of plate-printed linen in red. With a design 'Les quatre éléments' or 'Les dieux de l'Olympe', showing the forge of Vulcan (fire), nymphs and tritons (water), Bacchus and Ariadne in a chariot (earth) and the cave of the winds (air).


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
Materials and techniques
Plate-printed linen
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of plate-printed linen, Jouy, France, 1770-1799
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of plate-printed linen in red. With a design 'Les quatre éléments' or 'Les dieux de l'Olympe', showing the forge of Vulcan (fire), nymphs and tritons (water), Bacchus and Ariadne in a chariot (earth) and the cave of the winds (air).
Dimensions
  • Length: 35.25in
  • Width: 32in
Credit line
Bequeathed by A. F. Kendrick
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.94-1954

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O259290/furnishing-fabric-unknown/
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