Petitpierre et Cie, (Nantes, France, 1770–1848) Search this
Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Dimensions:
Warp x Weft: 145 x 100 cm (57 1/16 x 39 3/8 in.)
Repeat H: 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Textile
Object Name:
Textile
Made in:
Nantes, France
Date:
ca. 1795
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Assortment of maritime and patriotic scenes as well as a Chinese pavilion. Neptune in a chariot gives orders to Mercury and Pallas Athena. A child holding a book titles "Nouvelle Loi" (new Law) stands beside them. There is a scene apparently granting freedom to three slaves which may coincide with the first abolition of slavery in 1794. In red on white.
