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ca. 1808 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | T.335-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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