Section of bed curtain

second half 18th century

Not on view

The plate-printed fabrics so popular in the second half of the eighteenth century in Europe originated in Ireland around the middle of the century. Though handsome English and French examples are numerous, surviving Irish examples, especially ones so well identified as this, are rare.

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Title: Section of bed curtain
Maker: John Robinson (Irish, died 1781 Dublin)
Date: second half 18th century
Culture: Irish
Medium: Linen and cotton, copperplate printed
Dimensions: Overall: 78 × 29 1/2 in. (198.1 × 74.9 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Printed
Credit Line: Purchase, Everfast Fabrics Inc. Gift Fund, 1973
Object Number: 1973.85
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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