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Red serpentine stripes with flowers alternate with white stripes with pagodas, bridges, etc. in chinoiserie style.

Textile (France), late 19th–early 20th century
cotton.
1910-15-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Scenes commemorating the marriage of Napoleon III and Eugenie. Vignettes include: marriage ceremony under a canopy with an inscription; massed standards and a shield under a column of Vendome; and Napoleon III reviewing the troops and balustrade, columns, garlands of flowers, and a fountain. Light brown ground with the design in purple and areas reserved in white.

Textile (France), ca. 1855
cotton.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1967-20-27

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Printed fabric for waistcoat fronts, with pockets, collars, and buttons, not yet cut or sewn. Pattern of cupids dancing before Father Time, with storks, fruit and foliage, in verdigris green on off-white.

Waistcoat, Uncut (France), ca. 1795
cotton.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-17

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Cream white cotton, block printed in large scale naturalistic flower design in all-over clusters; iris, lily, amaryllis, daffodil and pineapple. Shades of red, dark purple, brown, blue; remains of yellow, now faded, show in sections of leaves, indicating combining of yellow over blue for green. A background printing of fine small scale foliage, in shadow effect, light brown.

Textile (France), 18th century
cotton.
1962-74-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Two fragments of valence (B is pieced). Copper plate print in red. Design known as "Neptune on L'Empire des Mers". Shows various detached scenes: a tall lighthouse, a European and three Indians under a palm tree; A) shows neptune
(minus head) being pulled through sea on chariot by horses. Neptune's head is found on B. A and B together make one repeat (see photograph). Also shown is a chinoiserie pavillion.

Textile, Neptune ou la maitrise du mer (Neptune or the Mastery of the Sea), 1795
cotton.
1958-59-6-a

This object was made by Petitpierre et Cie.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Thin, highly glazed chintz with a background of pale grey-blue showing large clusters of roses, other garden flowers and sprays of wheat in shades of rose, mauve, blue-green and pale yellow.

Textile (France), ca. 1890
cotton.
Gift of Harold M. Bailey.
1960-79-35

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Alternating warp stripes of light blue and white intersect with blue and white weft stripes to form a large scale plaid pattern with both solid color and ikat stripes.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Panel probably from a curtain of white cotton, plate printed in lavendar. Design of varioud scenes of strolling players and musicians. Centre, a cart, with an old man riding the horse, woman and children in cart, musician at back; upper right, performers on an outdoor stage; lower centre, blind musician, drummer and two little dancers; lower left, musicians with people listening.

Textile (France), ca. 1800
cotton.
1961-142-1

This object was made by Dubey et Comp..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Circular and oval medallions framing views of Paris: Lemot's statue of Henry IV for the Pont Neuf, with a portrait of Henry IV in a frame; the Pantheon with a portrait of Louis XV in a frame supported by angels; La Fontaine des Innocents with a portrait of Henry II above; the Louvre with a portrait of Louis XIV in a frame flanked by the figures of Prudence and Force. Printed in red with washes of yellow.

Textile, Monuments of Paris, 1818
cotton.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1957-51-2-a

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Panel of cotton, plain weave, plate-printed in violet. Design of the Four Seasons. Above, left, Cupid appearing from a cloud kisses a miaden; right, boys with sheep; center, gathering of the crops, sacrifice of offerings to Ceres; below, Bacchic revel. Printed by Hartmann et Fils - Munster 1818-1820.

Spring is portrayed by Zephyr and Flora (top), Summer by the sacrafice to Ceres (center), Autumn by the offering to Bacchus with the drunken Silenus (below) and Winter by Chronus warming himself by a fire (missing).

Textile, The Four Seasons, 1818–20
cotton.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1957-51-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Rectangular fragment in off-white with a design of vertical stripes and flowers. Stripes have a pattern of imbricated leaves while white areas have flower sprays and curling vines.

Fragment (France), late 18th century
cotton.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1955-14-7

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Piece of cotton, scalloped at bottom, Plate-printed in red. Incomplete repeat of "LE COMBAT DE TOURMALET LES VAISSEAUX DE HEROS ET LE SUPERBE, 3 SEPT 1782." Below the two groups of vessels show, above two groups of savages in feathered head dresses, under palm tree.

Textile (France), 1783
cotton.
1956-112-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Printed cotton with a straight repeat of peony-like flowers on a fine vine in purples and reds on white background.

Textile (France), 18th century
cotton.
Gift of Elinor Merrell.
1973-62-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sheer white collar with white embroidery in a field pattern of small floral sprigs and a side border of repeating delicate floral forms. Outer edge trimmed with bobbin lace.

Collar (France), 19th century
cotton.
1974-1-12

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Motifs showing country occupations and a scene of chateau park with tight-rope walker entertaining groups of people.

Textile (France), ca. 1785
cotton.
1941-40-2

This object was made by Petitpierre et Cie.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Four vignettes printed in red on white with figures in classical costume representing scense from a love story. Signed: "S. Cholot, Sc." He was one of the designers for Ferdinand Favre et Cie. about 1820.

Textile (France)
cotton.
Gift of W. and J. Sloane.
1943-43-13

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Principal scene is a battle at sea with ships firing at each other and other scenes are people on jetties, fortifications and scenes associated with ports. The building with the square tower is the chateau de Bouffay, a fortification in Nantes. In red on white.

Textile, La Motte-Piquet sauve un convoi, 1782
cotton.
Bequest of Elinor Merrell.
1995-50-35

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Two prominent images, a wine press at the left and a burning house at the right with other spaces filled with people, buildings, and other rural scenes. In red on white.

Textile, La Maison qui brule, ca. 1785
cotton.
Bequest of Elinor Merrell.
1995-50-36

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Scenes of children playing. In red on white.

Textile (France), ca. 1800
cotton.
Bequest of Elinor Merrell.
1995-50-143

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Scenes of pleasure and partying.

Textile (France), early 19th century
cotton.
Bequest of Elinor Merrell.
1995-50-153

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Blue and white copperplate printed textile.

Textile, Les Losanges, 1795–1810
cotton.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
a-t-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Piece of printed velvet with a young woman in medieval dress with flowing hair, holding a daisy and standing amidst a swirling profusion of branches and flowers, in shades of brown, rust, green and yellow on a pale pink ground.

Textile, Femme à Marguerite (Woman with Daisy), ca. 1898–1900
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2004-6-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

End of a bolt containing part of a roller printed pattern in red and the Manufacturer's identifying marks in black. The central scene shows a Roman being restrained and put into handcuffs. The design may be one of the versions of Belisarius.

Fragment With Partial Chef (France), ca. 1820
cotton.
Bequest of Elinor Merrell.
1995-50-349

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Fragment shows a seated figure representing Europe surrounded by cherubs, roosters, dogs, and a horse.

Textile, Les quatre parties du monde, ca. 1785
cotton.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan.
1906-15-12

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Fragment shows a Bacchanalian scene with a chariot and an archway of grapevines. In purple on white.

Fragment (Northern France), early 19th century
cotton.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan.
1906-15-40

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Peacocks, peahens and small birds with roses and other flowers as the background.

Textile (France), early 19th century
cotton.
Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson.
1913-45-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Another adaption of the chasselat 'Joan of Arc' design. The same scenes are assembled in a different order. The background differes from other versions of this design in that it is made up of inter-laced links. The colour, somewhat faded, is a reddish or brownish purple. Inspired by the design by Chasselet. (See: Department of Drawings and Prints)

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

White cotton, design of horizontal rows of evenly spaced, life-sized bunches of cherries enframed by string of beads, alternating with rows of bouquets. colors; red, blue, and taupe. One selvage present.

Textile (France), 18th century
cotton.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1959-55-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Panel of white cotton, copper plate printed in violet. Design known as "La Route de Poissey." Shows four scenes: 1) Men bowling, and on stone at side "Les Joueurs de Boules;" 2) Fat man on horseback and thin man smoking pipe. Inscription on stone "Route de Poissy" 3) Man playing bagpipe, and boy receiving money from a lady, on a stone at side "Joueur de Carnemuse;" a carriage with two men on the box and passengers inside. Drawn by a jaded horse. Inscription on stone at side "Route de St. Cloud." also on a stone appears: "Delmes."

Textile, La Route de Poissy, 1815
cotton.
Gift of Agnes J. Holden in memory of Elizabeth Haynes.
1953-37-1-a

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Panel, cotton, copper plate printed, Toile de Jouy, in purple, showing scenes from the Histoire de Balisaire, signed by Philippe Wyngaert.

Textile (Northern France), 1823
cotton.
1960-150-23

This object was made by Philippe Wyngaert.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Border: red 4 cm
Field: scenes of a bull fight
Colors: red, yellow, purple, aquamarine, green and black

Handkerchief (France), 1940–49
cotton.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Braguin.
1981-11-52

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four vignettes with figures in Elizabethan costume. Are scenes from an opera, popular in the 19th century, known as Le Vampire. In one of the vignettes is a tablet with these words imprinted upon it.

Textile, "Le Vampire", ca. 1825
cotton.
Gift of W. and J. Sloane.
1943-43-16-a

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Section of cotton, copper-plate, print in purple on white ground. Depicting a battle scene of the Napoleonic Wars. The word "Ratisbonne" printed in large letters beneath the scene.

Textile (France), 19th century
cotton.
1943-50-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Textile printed in red on white showing vignettes with allegorical scenes: a heralding angel of Fame on a flying pegasus before an unornamented triumphal arch and obelisk; a figure mourns next to the tomb of Voltaire in a field of obelisks; three graces dance in front of a seated Apollo; Jupiter's eagle holds a radiant bust of Voltaire in its beak; the figure of History writes Voltaire's name on the back of Time who carries an hourglass and scythe; an angel with a flaming torch greets a putti; a scholar converses with a hunchback man; a man cowers from a figure with snakes in their hands and hair, as well as from Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Hades; bats fly around a crop of flaming rock; Charon rows a boat decorated with the face of Medusa to the Elysian Fields, where the aged figure of Voltaire bows to be crowned with a laurel wreath by Henry IV while putti collect his written works; an elaborate fountain casts arcs of water in front of a building; a figure stand on the edge of a cliff in front of a classical building.

Textile, Le Tombeau de Voltaire, ca. 1785
cotton.
1944-22-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Printed cotton with a straight repeat of four offset, slightly dovetailed rows of flowers, a different flower in each row. The flowers, in black, blue, green, yellow and red, are widely spaced on the white fabric.

Textile (France), 1775–85
cotton.
Gift of Elinor Merrell.
1973-62-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Fragment of printed cotton with half-drop repeat of dahlia-like flowers on a meandering lattice, in many colors on a white ground with black picotage.

Textile (France), late 18th century
cotton.
Gift of Elinor Merrell.
1973-62-15

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.