The Battle of Trincomalee between the Héros and the Superb
Furnishing Fabric
circa 1783 (made)
circa 1783 (made)
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The Battle of Trincomalee was a savage naval battles fought off that port in the northeastern coast of Sr Lanka on 3 September 1782 during the Anglo-French War (1778–83). The French fleet, led by the Héros (Hero), inflicted great damage on the British fleet whose flagship was the Superb.
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| Title | The Battle of Trincomalee between the Héros and the Superb (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plain weave cotton, plate printed in red |
| Brief description | plate printed cotton, French; Petitpierre, Nantes, about 1783. |
| Physical description | Cotton, plate-printed in red on plain weave ground, manufactured in Nantes, France by Petitpierre, about 1783. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Object history | Petitpierre was one of the leading manufacturers of printed textiles in Nantes between 1760 and 1840, manufacturing about 25,000 pieces of printed cottongs in 1785; the textile was acquired from Madame Mayoux, a Parisian gallery owner and collector along with other printed textiles in 1919. |
| Production | Manufacturer: Petitpierre, active in Nantes, France, under different partnership titles between 1760 and 1840 |
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| Summary | The Battle of Trincomalee was a savage naval battles fought off that port in the northeastern coast of Sr Lanka on 3 September 1782 during the Anglo-French War (1778–83). The French fleet, led by the Héros (Hero), inflicted great damage on the British fleet whose flagship was the Superb. |
| Bibliographic reference | Sarah Grant, Toiles de Jouy. French Printed Cottons (London: V&A Publishing, 2010), p. 111.
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| Accession number | T.485-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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