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Le Tombeau de Voltaire (Voltaire's Tomb) (Furnishing Fabric)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed.

Date:

c. 1785

Artist:

Manufactured by Pierre Dubern et Cie. (French, 1780-1813)
France, Nantes

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Pierre Dubern et Cie. (Producer)

Title

Le Tombeau de Voltaire (Voltaire's Tomb) (Furnishing Fabric)

Place

Nantes (Object made in:)

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Made 1780–1790

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed

Dimensions

a: 161.4 × 86.4 cm (63 1/2 × 34 in.); b: 161.2 × 22.9 cm (63 1/2 × 9 in.); c: 159.8 × 23.8 cm (62 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Textile Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1969.218a-c

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