Object Details
Engraver
Alexandre Buquet, (French, 1802–1865)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Four scenes, captioned in French, of marriage; asking for the woman's hand, the civil ceremony, the bedding of the bride and the day after the marriage. In purple on white.
Credit Line
Bequest of Elinor Merrell
Date
ca. 1825
Accession Number
1995-50-198
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Object Name
Textile
Type
Textile
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave
Dimensions
Warp: 175 cm (68 3/4 in.)
Weft: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)
Height of repeat: 58 cm (22 3/4 in.)
made in
Rouen, France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1995-50-198