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Printed cotton length
French
1775–1800
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Cotton print
Dimensions
76 x 68 cm (29 15/16 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Streeter
Accession Number59.1045
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength, full loom width. Block print in red, blue and black on natural cotton (weft) and linen (warp) fabric. Oval and decorated round medallions show nude children playing or gathering flowers. In interspaces, leaves and flowering branches, suggesting swags, cover the ground. Ends fraying.