Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1975.056.12
- Creator:
- Petitpierre et Cie
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Nantes, France (possibly)
- Date:
- 1775-1780
- Description:
- Cloth fragment. From bedding. Documentary. French, possibly manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie or Gorgerat Frères et Cie in Nantes, France. Plain-woven cotton. Red copperplate printed design with a 40.5" repeat. Cotton plain weave backing, embroidered initials on lining "M.A." Four-panel construction, two front panels 11" and 11.5" in width, two back panels 18" and 4" in width, hand seamed. An 11" x 16" area cut away from one panel. Classical scenes including Cupid and Psyche embracing, girls sacrificing doves, Venus surrounded by clouds seated under an arch looking in a mirror held by a puto while another woman tends to her hair, staggered motifs of puti and flowering laurels. One edge hand finished with 0.50" red silk tape. Two raw edges. One end hemmed with 0.225" turned over and hand stitched to the front.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-22.5 L-54.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Possibly manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie or Gorgerat Frères et Cie, both textile manufacturers in Nantes, France.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- Subjects:
- Cupid, Textile printing, Textiles plate printed
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