About This Artwork

Printed and produced by J. P. Meillier et Cie
France, Bordeaux, Beautiran

Panel Entitled "The Flowering Cornucopia" (La Corne Fleurie), After 1789

Cotton, plain weave; block printed
82.5 x 101.1 cm (32 1/2 x 39 3/4 in.)
Repeat: 40.8 x 93.2 cm (16 1/8 x 36 5/8 in.)
Gift of Robert Allerton, 1925.729

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Masterpieces of Western Textiles," January 25–March 2, 1969

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of Eighteenth Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago," January 24–March 28, 1976

The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, "Printed Fabrics from the Permanent Collection," August 8, 1981–January 31, 1982

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "European Textile Masterpieces from Coptic Times through the 19th Century," September 27, 1989–January 22, 1990

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Textile Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago's Collection," February 17–May 2, 1993

Publication History

Clouzot, Henri. Histoire de la Manufacture de Jouy et de la Toile Imprem°e au XVIIIe Si°cle. Paris: Les Editions G. Van Oest, 1928. Plate 51.

Mayer, Christa Charlotte. Masterpieces of Western Textiles from The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1969. Plate 160, p. 191.

Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collection of The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1976. No. 345 (Illustration), p. 218-19.

Mayer Thurman, Christa C. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992. p. 97 (Illustration), 147.




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