Furnishing Fabric
1780s (made)
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Block printed in two reds on loosely woven white cotton. Design of sprays of flowers linked by delicate floral trails. In the spaces between two vignettes alternate :
a) a birdcatcher holding two birdcages, one on a pole, stands on an island with a palm tree before a chinoiserie structure;
b) two birds nesting on a quiver of arrows, and a flaming torch.
Height of repeat 39.5 cm. One full repeat in width takes up 63 cm, looking as if designed for narrower cloth.
a) a birdcatcher holding two birdcages, one on a pole, stands on an island with a palm tree before a chinoiserie structure;
b) two birds nesting on a quiver of arrows, and a flaming torch.
Height of repeat 39.5 cm. One full repeat in width takes up 63 cm, looking as if designed for narrower cloth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric block printed in red depicting flowers and birdcatcher, Bordeaux, France, 1780s |
| Physical description | Block printed in two reds on loosely woven white cotton. Design of sprays of flowers linked by delicate floral trails. In the spaces between two vignettes alternate : a) a birdcatcher holding two birdcages, one on a pole, stands on an island with a palm tree before a chinoiserie structure; b) two birds nesting on a quiver of arrows, and a flaming torch. Height of repeat 39.5 cm. One full repeat in width takes up 63 cm, looking as if designed for narrower cloth. |
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| Credit line | Given by Judy Wentworth |
| Object history | A chef de piece for this design belonged to the donor; there is now (2001) a piece in a private collection (Xavier Petticol), which may be the same one, identifying the manufacturers - it reads "Manufacture Dindiennes Bon Teint De L.Hegner par les Cler freres a Bordeaux". Registered File number 1995/363. |
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| Accession number | T.189-1995 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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