Not on display

The Elements

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of printed cotton furnishing fabric, printed in purple on white with 4 scenes arranged in two columns: left with Venus and, probably, Zeus; right with Juno and Vulcan; central band and side borders with zodiac and other motifs.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Elements (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Roller printed cotton
Brief description
Length of printed cotton furnishing fabric 'The Elements', designed by Antoine-Henri Lebert, made by Hartmann & Fils, Münster, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Length of printed cotton furnishing fabric, printed in purple on white with 4 scenes arranged in two columns: left with Venus and, probably, Zeus; right with Juno and Vulcan; central band and side borders with zodiac and other motifs.
Dimensions
  • Length: 74cm
  • Width: 46cm
Bibliographic reference
Tuchscherer, Jean-Michel. The Fabrics of Mulhouse and Alsace 1801-1850. Leigh-on-Sea, 1972
Collection
Accession number
T.385-1998

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Record createdFebruary 14, 2007
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