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Curtain

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of repeating fabric design titled "Curtain" by the artist. The design consists of four horizontal rows of various illustrated scenes. The scenes depict people in 18th-century clothing walking, talking, and playing musical instruments. Some people are sitting in a chariot being pulled by a dog. The scenes are interspersed with palm trees, a pagoda and a dog. The background of the design features foliage. A bird-like creature with a polka dot body and a fish-like tail appears throughout the design. The bottom of the image has numbers printed on a white strip.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1785
Medium:
Cotton, copperplate printed
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
452 × 625 px
Museum record:
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