1783~, France

1783~, France

Identifier
39.53
Transfer of custody
MFA Boston
Acquisition
Miss Amy Pleadwell; purchased by the MFA, January 12, 1939 / Textile Special Fund and Weld Collection
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
277 cm (height)
142.2 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Curtain with scalloped edge at bottom made from French red copper-plate printed cotton depicting pastoral scenes and neo-classical ornament. Medallions at center, which originally depicted putti, were re-etched on the plate with designs from the front and back of Franklin Peace Medal designed by Gibelin and executed by Dupré in 1782. Orignally titled, "Les occupations villageoises," and retitled "La Liberté Americaine. Stamped at the top "Manufacture de Oberkampf a Jouy près Versailles."