Oiseaux et ecureuils' (Birds and squirrels), Jean-Baptiste Huët, (French, 1745–1811), Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave foundation, Horizontal arrangement of putti holding fruiting branches of grapes and apples with squirrels and parrots. Sphinx topped by nesting bird feeding its young and vases of flowers on background of a rigid arrangement of leaves. Printed in brown on white and designed for lengths to be sewn together as a straight repeat., Jouy, France, ca. 1806, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragments

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