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Xavier Mader, designer

Trophy with Bust of a Woman, 1814

Description

Maker

  • Xavier Mader, 1789-1830, French, designer
  • Joseph Dufour et Cie, 1797 - 1835, manufacturer

Title

Trophy with Bust of a Woman

Year

1814

Medium

Woodblock-printed wallpaper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wood-block printed

Dimensions

109 x 65.5 cm (42 15/16 x 25 13/16 inches)

Place

France

Type

  • Design,
  • Wallcoverings

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.995

About

This wallpaper design features a female bust with attributes associated with Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture. The sheaf of wheat bound by crossed sickles, grapevines, kylix (drinking cup), and oinochoe (wine jug) indicates a bountiful harvest.

This was one of six panels depicting trophy busts, which alternated with panels of mythological scenes that included the Muses and the Judgment of Paris. Each
scene in the series was created in monochromatic shades of gray, or grisaille, in an imitation of marble sculpture. The use of classical imagery gained prominence after the rediscovery of the Roman sites Herculaneum and Pompeii in 1713 and 1748.

Emily Banas

France
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Historic Wallpapers, 1750-1949

January 17 - April 6, 2003

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