Piece
Unknown Artist
1775–85
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
L. 40 x W. 23 inches 101.6 x 58.4 cm
Classification
Textiles-Printed
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Sloane Coffin, 1926
Accession Number
26.265.79
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming *Piece* is a printed cotton textile from late 18th-century France created between 1775 and 1785. Measuring 40 by 23 inches, it exemplifies the exquisite decorative arts of the period, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's European Sculpture and Decor Arts department. Donated in 1926 by William Sloane Coffin, this-patterned fabric—classified as a printed textile—likely served as a panel for upholstery, clothing, or curtains, showcasing the era's fascination with nature-inspired motifs. In the opulent world of pre-Revolutionary France, printed cottons like this one represente...