Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
1761
Medium
Linen and cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed
Dimensions
210.9 × 133.9 cm (83 1/8 × 52 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 204.1 cm (80 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7084
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The historical significance of this panel comes not from its representation but from its precise documentation in textile history. It is one of the earliest examples using copper plate printing, signed and dated in the plate in two places. the pastoral scene is from an etching by Nicholas Berchem (1620- 1683), dating from 1652; the peacock and poultry still life can be traced to an engraving by Josephus Sympson (1710- 1750) published in London in 1740, after a painting by Marmaduke Cradock (1660...