Memnon

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Dubern & Cie.
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Length containing four scenes within foliate cartouches all filled with figures which illustrate a work by Voltaire called "Memnon".
Credit Line
Bequest of Elinor Merrell
ca. 1780
Accession Number
1995-50-117
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Object Name
Textile
Type
Textile
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Dimensions
Warp x Weft (both selvedges present): 254 x 96 cm (8 ft. 4 in. x 37 13/16 in.)
Repeat H: 99.7 cm (39 1/4 in.)
made in
Nantes, France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1995-50-117
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq455708dde-e48b-484b-b602-2a4cf8321e0e
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