Copy of the Goods of Montpellier

Textiles

1809

France

This book illustrates the huge variety of intricate patterns printed in vivid colors on cotton textiles for fashion during the early 19th century. The book comes from Montpellier, a town on the southern coast of France that is not known today as a center of textile printing. Thus these samples indicate how much more widespread the textile industry was in Europe during the Industrial Revolution. This book contains more than 1,600 small samples.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Copy of the Goods of Montpellier, Duplicata de la Matrice de Montpellier
Places: France (Object made in), Montpellier (Object made for)
Date: Made 1809
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; block printed and copperplate printed; total of swatches: 1650 swatches
Dimensions: Average length of swatches: H.: 2.5 cm (1 in.); Average width of swatches: W.: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Measurement of volume: 48.9 × 20 × 5.7 cm (19 1/4 × 7 7/8 × 2 1/4 in.); 51.3 × 21.6 × 8.5 cm (20 1/8 × 8 5/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
Reference Number: 1957.500
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Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Textile Paper Designs, Sample and Pattern Books, Woodblocks and Tools from the Permanent Collection, Jul. 7–Dec. 31, 1984.

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