Border, by Joseph Dufour et Cie., 1815
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Border

Joseph Dufour et Cie. (French, 1752–1827)

Xavier Mader

1815

Medium
Block printed on handmade paper
Classification
Wall coverings
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 93 cm (11 7/16 x 36 5/8 in.)
Culture
France
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Credit line
Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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About this work

Passementarie. Fancy gimp with bullion fringe and tassels. Fringe for drapery paper. Printed in five colors: shades of yellow ocher and bright orange on yellow ocher ground.