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Textile, Four Parts of the World

This is a Textile. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet and manufactured by Oberkampf & Cie.. It is dated ca. 1789 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is cotton and its technique is printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Elinor Merrell.

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Textile, Four Parts of the World; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (French, 1745 - 1811); Manufactured by Oberkampf & Cie. (France); France; cotton; 1961-35-1

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