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The Continence of Bayard from a set of The History of France

Workshop of Pierre François Cozette French
Designed 1777; Woven 1788–92
Not on view

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  • Title: The Continence of Bayard from a set of The History of France
  • Designer: Louis Jean Jacques Durameau (French, Paris 1733–1796 Versailles)
  • Manufactory: Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662)
  • Maker: Workshop of Pierre François Cozette (French, Paris 1714–1801 Paris)
  • Date: Designed 1777; Woven 1788–92
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Wool, silk (22-23 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: 12 ft. 4 in. × 8 ft. 6 in. (375.9 × 259.1 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Admiral Frederic R. Harris Gift, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.58.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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