Hanging
ca. 1805 (designed)
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Hanging of printed cotton, containing classical motifs. On a brown shaded ground with daisy flower heads in roundels, there are a husk in the space between, figures, emblems and reserved areas in the shapes of medallions, vases with more figures. The emblems are those of Bacchus with wreathed head and thyrsus; Diana, the nymph with bow and arrow, hound horn and star; Venus with cupids with wreaths and arrows doves; Mercury with his caduceus; Minerva on a pedestal with her helmet and owl; and emblematic figures of Envy and Wisdom.
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Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
Brief description | Hanging of printed cotton, designed by J. B. Huet, Jouy-en-Josas, France, ca. 1805. |
Physical description | Hanging of printed cotton, containing classical motifs. On a brown shaded ground with daisy flower heads in roundels, there are a husk in the space between, figures, emblems and reserved areas in the shapes of medallions, vases with more figures. The emblems are those of Bacchus with wreathed head and thyrsus; Diana, the nymph with bow and arrow, hound horn and star; Venus with cupids with wreaths and arrows doves; Mercury with his caduceus; Minerva on a pedestal with her helmet and owl; and emblematic figures of Envy and Wisdom. |
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Accession number | T.195-1977 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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