The Swing ("L'Escarpolette")
Object type: Furnishing textile
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Jouy-en-Josas
Artist: Oberkampf Manufactory|Jean-Baptiste Huet I
Artist bio: French, active 1760–1843|French, Paris 1745–1811 Paris
Artist role: Manufactory|Designer
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1789
Medium: Cotton, copperplate printed
Dimensions: a) L. 108 x W. 36 inches (274.3 x 91.4 cm)
b) L. 106 1/2 x W. 36 inches (270.5 x 91.4 cm)
c) L. 106 x W. 35 1/2 inches (269.2 x 90.2 cm)
d) L. 107 x W. 36 inches (271.8 x 91.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Printed
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Accession year: 1924
Tags: Human Figures|Animals|Flowers