Les Monuments d'Egypte (The Monuments of Egypt) (Furnishing Fabric)

Provenance

Elinor Merrell (died 1993), Elinor Merrell Antiques, New York, by 1976 [invoice, Apr. 29, 1976; permanent receipt RX10586, May 7, 1976, in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1976

Les Monuments d'Egypte (The Monuments of Egypt) (Furnishing Fabric)

Jean Baptiste Huet

c. 1800

Accession Number

50496

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller and block printed

Dimensions

249.9 × 95.6 cm (98 3/8 × 37 5/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 51.2 cm (20 1/8 in.)

Classification

weaving - printed

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Julian Armstrong, Jr.