Printed Textile Document

Date19th century

DimensionsOverall: 104 x 37in. (264.2 x 94cm) Other (Design Repeat ): 76 1/4 x 37in. (193.7 x 94cm) 76 warps per inch; 100 wefts per inch.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1951-390,2

DescriptionCopperplate print, red & white curtain cotton, tabby weave. Pastoral scene with shepherd playing flute and woman spinning with a distaff among broken columns with farm animals at the edge of a stream; shepherd seted on stone fragment inscribed "R. Jones/1761." Dogs chasing a stag separate this scene from one below, in which a peacock, hen, rooster, chicks, and ducks are seen near a carved urn on pedestal and a ruined tomb with figure of a hunter. Portion of stone inscribed"R.J. & Co./OLD FORD/1761." Printed in red.
Label TextEnglish printed textiles of a large scale were typically referred as "furnitures." By 1842, The British Register of Designs designated that all prints over 12 by 8 inches were to be considered "furnitures." While this was stated over fifty years after this piece was created, it stylistically remains true for earlier periods.

Wealthier British and American consumers purchased these large prints for bed curtains, slip covers, etc, often making a room all matching or "en suite."
MarkingsR. Jones/1761.
ProvenanceUnknown.