Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) or Hippolyte Lebas (French, 1782–1867) Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843) Jouy-en-Josas, France
Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed; two pieces joined
Dimensions
191.2 × 97.1 cm (75 1/4 × 38 1/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Howell B. Erminger, Jr.
Reference Number
1972.402
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Christa C. Mayer Thurman, “Neoclassicism on Cloth,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 15, 1 (1989), 52, fig. 6 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, Selected Textile Acquisitions since 1967, July 10, 1927-Apr. 1973.
Josephine Howell, New York, by May 1972 [Permanent receipt RX8642, May 11, 1972; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1972.
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