“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric

Textiles

1802

Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after engraving by Abraham Girardet (Swiss, 1764-1823) after drawing by Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger (French, 1741-1841)
Based on the story by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (French, 1737-1814)
Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843)
Jouy-en-Josas, France

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artists: Jean Baptiste Huet (Designer) , Jean Michel Moreau , Abraham Girardet (Engraver) , Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (Creator) , Oberkampf Manufactory (Manufacturer) , Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (Producer)
Title: “Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric, Paul et Virginie, Paul and Virginie
Places: France (Object made in), Jouy-en-Josas (Object made in)
Date: Made 1800-1810
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed
Dimensions: 73.5 × 97.4 cm (29 × 38 3/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 52.7 cm (20 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Caryl Johnson
Reference Number: 1955.486
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Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Engraved Imagery: Literary Subjects on Cloth, Feb. 22–May 14, 1995, brochure.

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