La Demande en Marriage

1795·printed, dyed & painted textiles, textile — medium: cotton technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave foundation·Warp: 144 cm (56 3/4 in.). Weft: 100 cm (39 1/4 in.) Both selvedges present. Pattern: height of repeat: 101.5 cm (40 in.) Plate visible under the feet of the gentleman with the telescope. Width of plate: 94.5 cm (37 1/4 in.) allowing almost two inches of white space for seams. Designed for lengths so be sewn together as a half-drop repeat.

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Year: 1795
Medium: printed, dyed & painted textiles, textile — medium: cotton technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave foundation
Dimensions: Warp: 144 cm (56 3/4 in.). Weft: 100 cm (39 1/4 in.) Both selvedges present. Pattern: height of repeat: 101.5 cm (40 in.) Plate visible under the feet of the gentleman with the telescope. Width of plate: 94.5 cm (37 1/4 in.) allowing almost two inches of white space for seams. Designed for lengths so be sewn together as a half-drop repeat.
Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist: Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France

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Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France (1770–1848)

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Artist: Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France
Year: 1795
Medium: printed, dyed & painted textiles, textile — medium: cotton technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave foundation
Dimensions: Warp: 144 cm (56 3/4 in.). Weft: 100 cm (39 1/4 in.) Both selvedges present. Pattern: height of repeat: 101.5 cm (40 in.) Plate visible under the feet of the gentleman with the telescope. Width of plate: 94.5 cm (37 1/4 in.) allowing almost two inches of white space for seams. Designed for lengths so be sewn together as a half-drop repeat.
Watts ID: WW-1795-317118

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