Brodeur
Date1763
Publisher
Denis Diderot
(1713-1784)
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
(1717 - 1783)
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching with line engraving
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1971-1934,2
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. I."Lower margin reads: "Provost fecit./ Brodeur."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. 2" (1763) that features a vignette at the top showing two woman embroidering a waistcoat pattern on a stretcher. The lower part of the plate shows tools and patterns for embrodiering. It also includes spangles.
1763
