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Piece of printed cotton
French (Alsace, Munster)
about 1795
Object Place: Munster, Alsace, France
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton
Dimensions
76.5 x 69 cm (30 1/8 x 27 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Lee Porter
Accession Number47.1493
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPiece, rectangular, quilted natural cotton ground, woodblock-printed in shades of red, blue and violet. Large-scale exotic fruits and flowers arranged in two different types of clusters, scattered over ground. Lined with coarse natural linen and quilted in lozenge and oblong pattern; stuffed with cotton wool. Natural and tan linen and wool tapes bind the side edges. Soiled; a number of holes.