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Rectangular piece: Psyché et l'Amour

French (Jouy)
About 1810
Object Place: Juoy, France

Medium/Technique Cotton Print
Dimensions 70.1 x 68.8 cm (27 5/8 x 27 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Streeter
Accession Number59.1038
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionCopperplate print in mauve on natural cotton. Medallions and scenes showing figures in classical style. Main scene shows Psyche holding lamp over the sleeping Eros. Ground divided into three strips, outer two showing scale pattern, inner showing lozenge trellis. Worn; a number of small holes and patches.