Maker:

Jean-Baptiste Réveillon, French, 1725–1811  Search this

Medium:

Block printed on handmade paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 107 x 52.5 cm (42 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.)

Type:

Wallcoverings

Sidewall

Made in:

Paris, France

Date:

1789

Description:

Arabesque paper with Priestess of Venus pouring libations, under bower supported by doves and suspended crossed arrows. The figure stands on a lambrequin, with floral scrolls, floral swags and bead swags, and floral bouquets. Printed in twelve colors on green ground.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild

Accession Number:

1900-5-3

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Wallcoverings Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49b946564-ef00-4a0a-8000-dd0649ad58be

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1900-5-3