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Printed Piece

Henry Gardiner

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red and white toile fabric with repeating pattern. The pattern features a scene with people in 18th-century clothing. A man and woman stand on the left and right side of a seated person. The seated person is in a chair with large wheels. Two people stand behind the seated person. An angel flies above. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees, a pyramid, and a cloudy sky. The same scene repeats three times on the fabric, one on top of the other. The fabric has a rectangular shape with slightly wavy edges. The background behind the fabric is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1785
Medium
Cotton, copperplate printed
Culture
British
Dimensions
279 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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