Cloth Fragment
- Title:
- Le Bastille Demolité
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1975.056.01
- Creator:
- H. M. & Co.
Printer ; GordonEngraver - Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- circa 1790
- Description:
- Cloth fragment. Documentary. Printed by H. M. & Co., England, c. 1790. "Le Bastille Demolité" (Fall of the Bastille). Cotton plain weave copperplate print in sepia. Possibly engraved by J. Gordon or W. Gordon. Scene depicted with a backdrop of fleur-de-lis and feather-topped columns with rounded arches. King Louis VXI of France under a canopy bowing to three goddesses, or Hecate Trinity (symbol of France during the revolution): Minerva with spear, plumed helmet, shield on left arm and in armor; Liberty with a staff topped with Phrygian cap; Justice holding sword and scales. Scene is framed by scrolling ribbons, leaves, grapes, and stalks of wheat. Three raw edges, one selvedge.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-9.25 L-11 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by donor in shop on Vermont side of Connecticut River above Bellows Falls, July 5, 1965- $15. Printed by H. M. & Co., England, from an engraving by either J. Gordon or W. Gordon (both engravers during that time period).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- Subjects:
- Minerva, Liberty, Justice, Textile printing, Textiles plate printed, Fall of the Bastille, French Revolution, Kings, Goddesses, Liberty, Liberty cap, Phrygian cap, Scales, Scrolls, Columns, Crowns, Grapes, Feathers, Canopies, Ermines, Wheat, Textile printing, Textiles plate printed, Toile, Toile, tribute, Cotton, Leaves, Furnitures, Washing furnitures
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