The Inauguration of The Port of Cherbourg by Louis XVI (Furnishing Fabric)

Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after cartoon by Pierre Ozanne (French, 1737-1815) Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie (French, 1760/70-1791) Nantes, France

Date

c. 1787

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed

Dimensions

201.6 × 93.4 cm (79 3/8 × 36 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Robert Allerton