La liberté américaine
Furnishing Fabric
1783-1789 (made)
1783-1789 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Furnishing fabric of plate-printed cotton.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | La liberté américaine (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plate-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'La liberté américaine' of plate-printed cotton, designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet, Jouy-en-Josas, 1783-1789 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of plate-printed cotton. |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs Ann McColm. |
| Object history | The title of the design comes from the scenes in two medallions, one representing Minerva (France) protecting the infant Hercules (America) from the attack of a leopard (England), with the inscription 'non sine diis animosus infans 1777 oct.17, 1781 oct.19'. The other, ornamented with a symbolic head, has the inscription 'libertas americana 4 juil 1776'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.184-1998 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2004 |
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