Piece
18th century
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
L. 34 x W. 40 inches (loom) 86.4 x 101.6 cm
Classification
Textiles-Printed
Culture
British, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.207
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant 18th-century cotton, titled *Piece*, hails from the Bromley Hall Printworks in, a hub of British textile innovation during the Georgian era. Measuring 34 by 40 inches (86.4 x 101.6 cm), it the era's printed fabrics, classified as Textiles-Printed and now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's European Sculpture andative Arts Department, thanks to the Rogers Fund 1967. Brom Hall was renowned for producing vibrant, affordable prints that brought luxury motifs to middle-class homes and wardrobes. Adorned with delicate flowers and leaves—a classic motif in British chintz—the piece s...