Egyptian style objects cotton textile dated AD 1808

Fragment of Toile de Jouy printed in burgundy on plain cotton with the design ‘Monuments of Egypt’ by Jean-Baptiste Huet. The fragment is (just) one repeat.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2009.2
  • Material: Cotton
  • Period: 19th Century
  • Dated: AD 1808
  • Previous owner: Miss Elinor Merrell
  • Object name: cotton textile
  • Dimensions: Length: 940mm , Width: 500mm
  • Published references: This piece unpublished The design discussed in J Bredif Classic Printed Textiles from France 1760 - 1843 Toiles de Jouy London Thames and Hudson 1989 150 - 1 M[ichael] P[antazzi] in Egyptomania (exhibition catalogue Paris Vienna and Ottawa