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La Foire du Caire (The Cairo Fair) (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. 1800

Artist:

Possibly designed by Boudry (French, active c. 1785–1800) or Courvoisier (French, active c. 1785–1800)
Manufactured by Petitpierre Frères & Cie. (French, 1790-1803)
France, Nantes

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Boudry (Designer)

Title

La Foire du Caire (The Cairo Fair) (Furnishing Fabric)

Place

Nantes (Object made in:)

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Made 1790–1800

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed

Dimensions

110.9 × 93.4 cm (43 5/8 × 36 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 96.9 cm (36 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Martha Borland Willis in memory of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1981.63

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