La Foire du Caire (The Cairo Fair)
Object type: Valance
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, probably Nantes
Artist: Petitpierre et Cie
Artist bio: French, 1790–1802
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1785–90
Medium: Cotton, copperplate printed
Dimensions: 81 × 34 1/2 in. (scalloped edge) (205.7 × 87.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Printed
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Sloane Coffin, 1975
Accession year: 1975