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Designer:
Jean-Baptiste Huët, (French, 1745–1811)  Search this
Producer:
Oberkampf & Cie., (Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815)  Search this
Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed on plain weave
Dimensions:
Repeat H: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
a) H x W: 91.5 × 95 cm (36 in. × 37 3/8 in.)
b) H x W: 29 × 97 cm (11 7/16 × 38 3/16 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Textile
Object Name:
Textile
Made in:
Jouy, France
Date:
ca. 1795
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Printed in dark brown showing a shepherd and female figure in classical dress making an offering to love who stands on a pedestal; children dancing while shepherd plays his flute; domestic scene of a mother with children; several shepherds and shepherdesses, sheep, dogs, cats and fowl; background glimpses of architectural detail.
Accession Number:
1939-38-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4069b3bc1-9b7f-435e-bc79-66787174eb0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1939-38-1-a_b