Art Institute of Chicago

Length of Dress Fabric

Possibly manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843)

Date

c. 1785

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; block printed

Culture

Jouy-en-Josas

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

While lush fantasy flowers and topical printed fabrics commanded more attention, small floral patterns were the bread and butter of all cotton printing firms, from the artistically superior Oberkampf factory near Paris to smaller firms all over Europe.

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