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"La Liberté Americaine"

Designer Designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet I French
Manufactory Oberkampf Manufactory French
ca. 1789
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "La Liberté Americaine"
  • Designer: Designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet I (French, Paris 1745–1811 Paris)
  • Manufactory: Oberkampf Manufactory (French, active 1760–1843)
  • Date: ca. 1789
  • Culture: French, Jouy-en-Josas
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Dimensions: L. 49 x W. 52 1/2 inches
    124.5 x 133.4 cm
  • Classification: Textiles-Printed
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.208.60
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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