The Temple of Memory
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1815
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two scenes, both captioned in French, honoring virtue and friendship. In purple on white.In one the boat (bark) of Forgetfulness is carrying away Love, Beauty (with her mirror), a king (with his scepter, crown and money), and blind Justice. Time is trying to take Friendship also vbut she clings to the pillar of 'amitie'. In the other scenes,gratitude 9grateful Memory) is welcoming Virtue to her temple.
place: label: made in
content: Rouen, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Elinor Merrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1995-50-181
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 plate or roller on plain weave
label: Dimensions
content: Warp x Weft: 203 x 82.5 cm (6 ft. 7 15/16 in. x 32 1/2 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Repeat H: 61.5 cm (24 3/16 in.)