Sidewall, Le Printemps from Les Quatre Saisons

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Sidewall, Le Printemps from Les Quatre Saisons

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Museum purchase from the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, General Acquisitions Endowment, Eleanor G. Hewitt, and Pauline Cooper Noyes Funds.

Sidewall (France)
block printed on handmade paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1925-1-370

A green handmade paper wall covering with a repeating arabesque pattern in a double column format. The pattern is formed of a dark cream classical robed figure, with long curly hair. possibly a Priestess of Venus, pouring libations from a pitcher in the left hand, and holding a crown of red flowers and a crown of green leaves in the right hand. The figure stands under an arched bower of red flowers supported by right facing flying doves and a conical wire structure with two crowns of red flowers suspended on a pair of crossed arrows. The figure is surrounded by two gold upside down conical structures, the one on the left has a pair of doves perched on top, the one on the right three large feathers or leaves on top. The figure stands on a red and gold lambrequin extending down to a basket of red flowers and is surrounded by gold scrolls with leaves, red and lemon floral swags, pearl beaded swags and large red and lemon floral bouquets.

Sidewall (France)
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild.
1900-5-3

Sidewall, La Chasse au Faucon (Falcon hunt)

Sidewall, La Chasse au Faucon (Falcon hunt)
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-45-28

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Dado (France)
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-45-58

Its dimensions are

H x W: 247.5 x 53.7 cm (97 7/16 x 21 1/8in.) Overall (b): 251.5 x 55 cm (8 ft. 3 in. x 21 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Le Printemps from Les Quatre Saisons; Manufactured by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon (French, 1725–1811); France; block-printed on handmade paper; H x W: 247.5 x 53.7 cm (97 7/16 x 21 1/8in.) Overall (b): 251.5 x 55 cm (8 ft. 3 in. x 21 5/8 in.); Museum purchase from the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, General Acquisitions Endowment, Eleanor G. Hewitt, and Pauline Cooper Noyes Funds; 1994-101-12-a,b

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Accession Number 1994-101-12-a,b
Object ID 18647255