Panel
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
L. 35 x W. 60 inches (88.9 x 152.4 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Printed
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Museum Accession
Accession Number
X.503
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant 18th-century French printed panel, measuring 35 by 60 inches, showcases the artistry of anonymous textile makers from a golden age of decorative fabrics. Adorned with delicate motifs of birds, flowers, plants, and leaves it captures the natural world's charm in vivid, repeating patterns typical of the era's printed textiles. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of European Sculpture and Decor Arts, this piece exemplifies the refined taste of French domestic life. In the 18th century, France led Europe in textile innovation, with printed cottons like this panel revol...