Quilt
date: label: Date
content: 18th–early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Quilt one side of which is large piece of early 19th century relief-printed fabric with an all-over pattern of small rosette in red on a yellow background in a half-drop repeat. The opposite face is a piecing of three painted fabric fragments: 1) 18th century intaglio print in red with large scale pattern of peacocks in a tree, still life with musical instruments, a scarf in the branch of a tree; 2) 18th century intaglio print with landscape scenes including a procession; 3) 18th century relief print in red with a domestic scene of children dancing and playing instruments with adults in a garden. Pieces of yellow 2/2 twill fabric used on the piece side as part of the border.
place: label: made in
content: 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: 1973-25-1
objectType: label: Type
content: printed, dyed & painted textiles
label: Type
content: Quilt
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave; running stitches throuhg three layers
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 151 x 163 cm (59 7/16 in. x 5 ft. 4 3/16 in.)