Loom width with Stylized Leaf Design
Unknown Artist
1790
Medium
wax-resist print dyed with indigo, design printed by means of woodblock
Dimensions
54.6 × 53.3 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Gertrude Underhill
Accession Number
1935.113
About this artwork
This textile was produced in Alsace, France, located in the eastern part of the country near the border with Germany. Alsace was a leading area in the production of printed cotton. Printed cotton textiles were extremely popular in France in the late 1700s, due in part to an interest by Europeans in Indian textiles and designs. It was printed by means of a wax resist, in which a carved wood block was used to apply hot wax to the undyed surface of the fabric. After the textile was dyed with indigo...