Producer:

Oberkampf & Cie., (Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815)  Search this

Medium:

Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft: 167.5 x 92 cm (5 ft. 5 15/16 in. x 36 1/4 in.)

Repeat H: 95.3 cm (37 1/2 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Textile

Made in:

England or France

Date:

1765–75

Description:

The pattern, in red on a white ground, depicts a large tree trunk with various species of birds; a hawk attacking a bird at the foot of the tree; at left, a large crested bird watches another bird drinking from a pool below.

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Baldwin Beer

Accession Number:

1966-12-1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e1f99367-77a5-484f-80b9-3b7db078e00a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1966-12-1