# Length of Dress Fabric

- By: Oberkampf Manufactory (Possibly Jouy-en-Josas, France)
- Date: c. 1785
- Medium: Cotton, plain weave; block printed
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 104.1 × 88.1 cm (41 × 34 3/4 in.); Repeat: H.: 22.3 cm (8 7/8 in.)
- Culture: Jouy-en-Josas
- Credit line: Gift of Robert Allerton
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14966)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/834d9138-9a22-d89d-40a8-1afd2bd4d8c1/full/843,/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0