Draperies de Croisee en Taffetas et Perkale

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Date

undated

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-U-3; PR 361

GUSN

GUSN-331020

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Description

Pierre de la Mesangere: Draperies de Croisee en Taffetas et Perkale, from Meuble et objects de Gout. This is a hand-colored engraving on wove paper. The catalogue Collection de meubles et objects de gout published in Paris, France in the early nineteenth century contained engraved illustrations of luxury items including furniture designs, fabric patterns, and window treatments among other objects.

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Descriptive Terms

draperies (curtains)
interior decoration
prints (visual works)
hand coloring

Physical Descrption

1 han colored print

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

2016

Reference Code

GC002.03.4900.001

Date Notes

circa 1802-1818

Credit Line

Purchase, 2016

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)
hand coloring

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-U-3; PR 361

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