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Furnishing Fabric

ca. 1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. Valance of white cotton block and roller printed with oval medallions containing four scenes from the story of 'Cupid and Psyche', after Angelica Kauffmann. The medallions are printed in red on white, and the border decoration surrounds them in red on yellow. The border decoration of rosettes and flowering stems is block printed. Partly lined with white cotton and partly with the same printed cotton. Shaped to form the ends of an upper valance on a bed.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Block and roller printed cotton, lined
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, made by Favre Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, ca. 1815
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. Valance of white cotton block and roller printed with oval medallions containing four scenes from the story of 'Cupid and Psyche', after Angelica Kauffmann. The medallions are printed in red on white, and the border decoration surrounds them in red on yellow. The border decoration of rosettes and flowering stems is block printed. Partly lined with white cotton and partly with the same printed cotton. Shaped to form the ends of an upper valance on a bed.
Dimensions
  • Repeat width: 83cm
  • Repeat length: 47cm
  • Height: 34in
  • Height: 86.3cm
  • Width: 74in
  • Width: 88cm
Collection
Accession number
T.64-1981

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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