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Woodblock printed cotton: The Toilette of Venus and the Merchant of Love

1796
Object PlaceNantes, France
Medium/TechniqueBlock-printed cotton in polychrome on white
DimensionsOverall: 135.1 x 82.6 cm (53 3/16 x 32 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession number48.1352
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Favre, Petitpierre & Cie.
1783
Manufacture of Petitpierre et Cie
about 1785
Dress
1775–90
late 18th century
William Morris
Design registered 1875
William Morris
Design registered 1875
Curtain
Ruth Reeves
1930s