UCONN HISTORICAL COSTUME & TEXTILE COLLECTION




1770

Fabric Sample


Red block print on linen ground showing “le Petit Buveur,” Man stands with a bottle in one hand and a glass in the other surrounded by grape vines. One of the first Oberkampf prints. Most likely for Interior design. Clouzot and Morris Plate X, La Maufacture de Oberkampf at Jouy Presss, Versailles. One of the first Oberkampf prints.




Provenance:
Nellie Gard for Elinor Merrell, 50 E. 57th ST, NYC

Construction Label:
Monochrome block print



1934T 1770.126