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ca. 1808 (made)
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Place of origin

Part of a hanging of cotton, printed in purple. There is a roundel in the middle enclosing a woman in Classical costume, who leads a youth to one of the Muses, the latter is seated and playing the lyre. About this are grouped roundels, octagons, rectangles and lozenges, enclosing Classical subjects, such as Cupid riding a bull, and Venus in a chariot drawn by two cocks, and busts. The pattern is on a ground of lozenges filled with conventional foliage, with repeats of Mercury's head and butterflies.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
printed cotton, plate,1800-20, French; Jouy, classical figures in shapes on fancy ground
Physical description
Part of a hanging of cotton, printed in purple. There is a roundel in the middle enclosing a woman in Classical costume, who leads a youth to one of the Muses, the latter is seated and playing the lyre. About this are grouped roundels, octagons, rectangles and lozenges, enclosing Classical subjects, such as Cupid riding a bull, and Venus in a chariot drawn by two cocks, and busts. The pattern is on a ground of lozenges filled with conventional foliage, with repeats of Mercury's head and butterflies.
Dimensions
  • Length: 57.8cm
  • Width: 105.4cm
Measurements taken from paper records - not checked on object.
Style
Object history
Purchased by the V&A 1919 from Madame Mayoux, as part of a large collection (V&A T.151-1919 to T.511-1919) of printed and woven fabrics.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.335-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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