Furnishing Textile
1815-1820 (made)
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This piece of roller printed cotton, with silver thread trimming, comprises an incomplete pattern repeat with two scenes from the life of Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots) set in luxuriant foliage complemented by renaissance architectural details. The female figures wear historicised fashionable dress of about 1815-20, in which the taste for 16th-century jewellery and trimmings is evident, particularly in the lace collars. The male courtiers, in contrast, are dressed in an early 19th-century interpretation of 16th-century dress.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | plain weave cotton, roller printed in purple |
| Brief description | roller printed in purple on plain weave cotton, 1815-20, French; probably manufactured in Bolbec, Normandy to engraved roller by Marius Rollet; pattern is incomplete repeat showing two scenes from life of Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots), silver fringe |
| Physical description | This piece of roller printed cotton, with silver thread trimming, comprises an incomplete pattern repeat with two scenes from the life of Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots) set in luxuriant foliage complemented by renaissance architectural details. The female figures wear historicised fashionable dress of about 1815-20, in which the taste for 16th-century jewellery and trimmings is evident, particularly in the lace collars. The male courtiers, in contrast, are dressed in an early 19th-century interpretation of 16th-century dress. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Bibliographic reference | Sarah Grant, Toiles de Jouy. French Printed Cottons (London: V&A Publishing, 2010), pp. 84-5, no. 43 |
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| Accession number | 623-1897 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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