Neptune ou la maitrise du mer (Neptune or the Mastery of the Sea)
date: label: Date
content: 1795
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Petitpierre et Cie, (Nantes, France, 1770–1848)
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two fragments of valence (b is pieced). Copper plate print in red. Design known as "Neptune on L'Empire des Mers". Shows various detached scenes: a tall lighthouse, a European and three Indians under a palm tree; A) shows Neptune (minus head) being pulled through sea on chariot by horses. Neptune's head is found on B. A and B together make one repeat (see photograph). Also shown is a chinoiserie pavilion.
place: label: made in
content: Nantes, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1958-59-6-a
objectType: label: Type
content: printed, dyed & painted textiles
label: Object Name
content: Textile
label: Type
content: Textile
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave; red
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (A): 81 x 93 cm (31 7/8 x 36 5/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (B): 67 x 95 cm (26 3/8 x 37 3/8 in.)