Floral print with figures

1825–30

Not on view

In prints of this type the pattern is stamped on the cloth from woodblocks dipped in chemical; when the dyed the parts so treated do not take the dye and the pattern is left on the undyed cloth. Red prints of this character are called toile de Normandie. Rouen was the center for dyeing in turkey red.

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Provenance

Title: Floral print with figures
Date: 1825–30
Culture: French, probably Rouen
Medium: Cotton
Dimensions: L. 25 x W. 30 inches
63.5 x 76.2 cm
Classification: Textiles-Printed
Credit Line: Gift of William Sloane Coffin, 1926
Object Number: 26.265.101
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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