Panel

Gaspard Grégoire

early 19th century

Panel by Gaspard Grégoire

Dimensions

H. 13 x W. 9 1/2 inches (sight) (33.0 x 24.1 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Velvets

Culture

French, Aix-en-Provence

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1938

Accession Number

38.182.8

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

This exquisite velvet panel by Gaspard Grégo, crafted in early 19th-century France Aix-en-Provence captures the refined elegance of Provençal textile artistry. Measuring a modest 13 x 9½ inches (33 x 24.1 cm), it belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative collection, acquired through the Rogers Fund in 8. As a prime example of textiles-velvets, it the luxurious pile weave technique, where cut loops create a soft, shimmering surface ideal for decorative panels used in furnishings or wall hangings. Produced during the post-Napoleonic era, when French decorativ...

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