Cupid and Psyche
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1790
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Gorgerat Frères et Cie., (Nantes, France, 1783–1815)
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Straight repeat of isolated scenes illustrating Cupid and Psyche the apotheosis of Psyche, Psyche discovering the identity of Cupid. Psyche carried by two Zephyrus to a valley, the marriage of Cupid and Psyche blessed by Venus.
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: 1978-140-1
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; Mordant for purple-black printed by engraved plate with mordants for reds, purple and browns plus blue and yellow dyes applied by brush.
label: Dimensions
content: Repeat H: 85.5 cm (33 11/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Warp x Weft (Selvedge on right): 177.5 x 83 cm (5 ft. 9 7/8 in. x 32 11/16 in.)