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Unknown Maker, French

Fleurs Tropicales et Palmiers (Tropical Flowers and Palm trees)

Maker

Unknown Maker, French

Culture

French

Title

Fleurs Tropicales et Palmiers (Tropical Flowers and Palm trees)

Year

1787

Medium

  • cotton,
  • Linen; plain weave,
  • woodblock printed,
  • quilted

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton,
  • Linen; plain weave,
  • woodblock printed,
  • quilted

Materials

linen, cotton

Geography

Place Made: Jouy

Dimensions

Length: 69.8 cm (27 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. Francis C. Whitehead

Object Number

69.136.18

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

“Insnared with flowers, I fall on grass"
Jun 10, 2014 – Mar 08, 2015

Label copy

Made in France, this textile exemplifies regional European interpretations of indiennes, or printed cottons from India. Immensely costly commodities, indiennes were contraband during the first half of the 18th century because their popularity threatened local wool and silk industries.

By 1759, when the French government repealed the ban on both imported and locally produced cotton textiles, the renowned Oberkampf factory in Jouy-en-Josas quickly sought to meet the demand, first utilizing woodblocks-as seen here-and later copperplates to make the repeating patterns. Today this region is still associated with fine floral and narrative-printed cottons, commonly known as toile de Jouy.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, French
Fleurs Tropicales et Palmiers (Tropical Flowers and Palm trees), 1787
Cotton, linen; plain weave, woodblock printed, quilted
Length: 69.8 cm (27 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mr. Francis C. Whitehead 69.136.18

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