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print
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newspaper/periodical
Object Type
print
newspaper/periodical
Museum number
1881,0813.82
Title
Object:
Tapis rectangulaire en vert et or, a pans
Series:
Collections du Palais de San Donato
Description
A rectangular carpet embroidered in green and gold with arabesque motifs, from Versailles during Louis XVI reign; illustration to Pillet's 'Palais de San Donato. Catalogue des objets d'art et d'ameublement, tableaux,..' and published in 'L'Art'. Wood-engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Jules Jacques Puyplat
Printed by:
Pillet & Dumoulin
School/style
French
Production date
1880
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
wood-engraving
Dimensions
Height:
305 millimetres
(sheet)
Width:
440 millimetres
(sheet)
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
furniture/woodwork
textile
ornament
Associated names
Associated with:
Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre
Associated places
Associated with:
Florence
Associated with:
Versailles
Associated titles
Associated Title:
L'Art
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Messrs Remington
In Memory of:
Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell and 5th Lord Dingwall
Acquisition date
1881
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1881,0813.82