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Chinoiserie pattern in blue on a cream colored ground. Two figures, on carrying a standard, mount a fantastical staircase toward a pagoda. Flowers and figures are in the style of French artist Jean-Baptiste Pillement. Rococo style scrolls throughout. Bottom edge bound with white braid. Blue warps at each edge.
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This textile’s whimsical chinoiserie scene was inspired by the work of French artist Jean-Baptiste Pillement (1728 – 1808), and printed by Bromley Hall, a prominent textile printing manufactory in Middlesex, England. As discussed in a previous Object of the Day post, Pillement’s fanciful illustrations inspired myriad textile designs, especially in the late-eighteenth century. Although this...