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"Toile: A Journey Through French Furnishing Fabrics" Step into the world of French furnishing fabrics with a collection that spans centuries

Background imageToile Collection: Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1806

Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1806. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jean Baptiste Oudry, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageToile Collection: Economy. Industry. The linen, from the harvest to the loom. Imagery, France, c.1900

Economy. Industry. The linen, from the harvest to the loom. Imagery, France, c.1900
2638873 Economy. Industry. The linen, from the harvest to the loom. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Imagerie, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Background imageToile Collection: Costume of St. Valery en Caux

Costume of St. Valery en Caux
5855719 Costume of St. Valery en Caux; (add.info.: Costume of a woman of St. Valery en Caux. Again the simple bonnet, this time covered with a striped toile)

Background imageToile Collection: Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe

Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe
5855727 Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe; (add.info.: Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe. The bonnet is of cotton toile. Varengeville is a league and a half from Dieppe)

Background imageToile Collection: Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory

Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Engraved by Tony Johannot and others after works by Jean Michel Moreau and Jean Frederic Schall

Background imageToile Collection: La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17

La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Background imageToile Collection: La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17

La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Background imageToile Collection: Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Activities of the Factory) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/84

Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Activities of the Factory) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/84. Dyeing and printing of mass-produced textiles

Background imageToile Collection: Amorini et Medallions (Cupid and Medallions) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810

Amorini et Medallions (Cupid and Medallions) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet, manufactured by Christophe Philippe Oberkampf. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageToile Collection: Christianity, Islam, Judaism 3 monotheistic religions. Jewish Star, Cross and Crescent

Christianity, Islam, Judaism 3 monotheistic religions. Jewish Star, Cross and Crescent : Interreligious symbols in hands

Background imageToile Collection: La Chasse au cerf et au sanglier (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780

La Chasse au cerf et au sanglier (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780. Deer and wild boar hunting. Engraved by Johann Elias Ridinger after Philip Wouverman

Background imageToile Collection: Panel (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1795 / 99. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1795 / 99. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
Panel (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1795/99. Neoclassical vignettes with floral pattern. Engraved by Giovanni Volpato after Raphael, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageToile Collection: Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Factory in Operation) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/84

Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Factory in Operation) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/84. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageToile Collection: Au Loup! (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf

Au Loup! (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Au Loup! (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89. Wolf! designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jacques Stella, manufactured by Christophe Phillipe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: Les Monuments de Paris (The Monuments of Paris) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1816/18

Les Monuments de Paris (The Monuments of Paris) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1816/18. Designed by Hippolyte Lebas, engraved by Nicolas Auguste Leisnier, manufactured by Christophe Philippe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, 1802. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory

Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, 1802. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, 1802. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after engraving by Abraham Girardet after drawing by Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Background imageToile Collection: Chinoiseries (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf

Chinoiseries (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Chinoiseries (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780. Chinese-influenced pattern, floral print with vignettes of people. Designed by Jean Baptiste Pillement after engravings by Pierre Charles Canot

Background imageToile Collection: Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Activities of the Factory) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/84

Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Activities of the Factory) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/84. Dyeing and printing of mass-produced textiles

Background imageToile Collection: Le Parc du Chateau (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1783. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory

Le Parc du Chateau (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1783. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
Le Parc du Chateau (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1783. The grounds of the chateau; rustic scenes. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageToile Collection: L'Amour et Psyche (Cupid and Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810

L'Amour et Psyche (Cupid and Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
L'Amour et Psyche (Cupid and Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet, manufactured by Christophe Philippe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: L'Escarpolette, (The Swing), Furnishing Fabric, France, c. 1789

L'Escarpolette, (The Swing), Furnishing Fabric, France, c. 1789. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
L'Escarpolette, (The Swing), Furnishing Fabric, France, c. 1789. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jean Honore Fragonard, manufactured by Christophe Phillipe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: Les Quatre Parties du Monde (Four Quarters of the Globe) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1794

Les Quatre Parties du Monde (Four Quarters of the Globe) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1794
Les Quatre Parties du Monde (Four Quarters of the Globe) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c.1794. Indigenous people with a crocodile or alligator; flying fish

Background imageToile Collection: Scenes Flamandes (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1775. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf

Scenes Flamandes (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1775. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Scenes Flamandes (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1775. Flemish scenes, designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Cornelis Pietersz. Bega, manufactured by Christophe Phillipe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: L'Historie de Psyche (The Story of Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810

L'Historie de Psyche (The Story of Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
L'Historie de Psyche (The Story of Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageToile Collection: La Marchande d Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815 / 17

La Marchande d Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815 / 17
La Marchande d Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Background imageToile Collection: L'Amour Vainqueur (Love Triumphant) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1804

L'Amour Vainqueur (Love Triumphant) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1804. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
L'Amour Vainqueur (Love Triumphant) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c.1804. Neoclassical design with sheep, wolf, sphinxes, Venus and Cupid

Background imageToile Collection: L'Hommage de l'Amerique a la France (America's Tribute to France) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1790

L'Hommage de l'Amerique a la France (America's Tribute to France) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1790
L'Hommage de l'Amerique a la France (America's Tribute to France) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1790

Background imageToile Collection: Amorini et Medallions (Cupid and Medallions) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810

Amorini et Medallions (Cupid and Medallions) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1810. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet, manufactured by Christophe Philippe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: Les Monuments d'Egypte (The Monuments of Egypt), furnishing fabric, France, c. 1800

Les Monuments d'Egypte (The Monuments of Egypt), furnishing fabric, France, c. 1800. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
Les Monuments d'Egypte (The Monuments of Egypt), furnishing fabric, France, c. 1800. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet. Christophe Phillipe Oberkampf (producer), Louis Francois Cassas (painter)

Background imageToile Collection: La Liberte Americaine (American Liberty) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89

La Liberte Americaine (American Liberty) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89. Creators: Unknown, Oberkampf Manufactory
La Liberte Americaine (American Liberty) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after medallion designed by Augustin Dupre

Background imageToile Collection: Le Couronnement de la Rosiere (The Crowning of the Rose Maiden) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1780

Le Couronnement de la Rosiere (The Crowning of the Rose Maiden) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1780
Le Couronnement de la Rosiere (The Crowning of the Rose Maiden) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jean Baptiste Greuze, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageToile Collection: Panel (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1785. Creators: Unknown, Oberkampf Manufactory

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1785. Creators: Unknown, Oberkampf Manufactory
Panel (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1785. Floral print with rustic vignettes. Possibly manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageToile Collection: Les Vendages (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1785. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf

Les Vendages (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1785. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Les Vendages (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1785. Scenes of grape-harvesting and wine-making. Manufactured by Christophe Phillipe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: La Danse des Noirs (The Dance of the Blacks) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1760

La Danse des Noirs (The Dance of the Blacks) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1760. Manufactured by Christophe Philippe Oberkampf

Background imageToile Collection: Les Quatre Elements (The Four Elements) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780

Les Quatre Elements (The Four Elements) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780. Water nymphs with coral and sheashells, and stylised dolphin

Background imageToile Collection: Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilded pelmet, decorated cream drapes, satin curtain, and painted wall decoration. Planche 2. Croisee Neo-Grecque

Background imageToile Collection: Young women in blue toile garden dresses with black

Young women in blue toile garden dresses with black
Young women in garden dresses of blue toile, black velvet belt, matching hat, with dove and flowers in a bower. Robe de jardin en toile bleu vif, ceinture de velours noir, chapeau toile et velours

Background imageToile Collection: Woman in marine blue chiffon skirt and turquoise vest, 1913

Woman in marine blue chiffon skirt and turquoise vest, 1913
Woman in skirt of marine blue chiffon, vest of turquoise crepe de chine, seated on a chaise longue. Jupe de mousseline de soie marine

Background imageToile Collection: Woman in dress and cape of bleu crepe de chine

Woman in dress and cape of bleu crepe de chine with pekine velvet gilet jacket. Robe et cape de crepe de chine bleu, gilet de velours pekine

Background imageToile Collection: Two children in printed toile summer outfits with a donkey

Two children in printed toile summer outfits with a donkey on a river bank. Robes de toile peinte. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageToile Collection: Woman in a large toile skirt, looking afraid of a spider

Woman in a large toile skirt, looking afraid of a spider. Jupe de grosse toile. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Gerda Wegener from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames

Background imageToile Collection: Woman at racetrack in dress with striped pekine

Woman at racetrack in dress with striped pekine taffeta tunic. Robe a tunique de taffetas pekine. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

Background imageToile Collection: Woman in fine wool suit with striped pekin-silk

Woman in fine wool suit with striped pekin-silk
Woman in fine wool green suit with striped pekin-silk taffeta tunic. Veste de drap fin sur jupe de meme a tunique de taffetas pekine

Background imageToile Collection: Woman in white and orange chiffon dress for a garden party

Woman in white and orange chiffon dress for a garden party. Robe de Garden Party en mousseline blanche et liberty orange. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

Background imageToile Collection: Woman playing golf in a loosely pleated toile suit

Woman playing golf in a loosely pleated toile suit, beige gaiters, felt hat. Blouse a plis creux en toile, kaki guetres hautes en drap beige, chapeau a feutre

Background imageToile Collection: Woman in dress of printed linen playing diabolo, 1913

Woman in dress of printed linen playing diabolo, 1913
Woman in dress of printed linen playing a game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo. Robe de linon imprime. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageToile Collection: Illustrations of incidents from the novel Paul et Virginie, Toile de Nantes, c

Illustrations of incidents from the novel Paul et Virginie, Toile de Nantes, c
488628 Illustrations of incidents from the novel Paul et Virginie, Toile de Nantes, c.1800 (printed cotton) by French School, (19th century); Musee des Salorges, Nantes

Background imageToile Collection: 10939209

10939209
Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe. The bonnet is of cotton toile.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885




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"Toile: A Journey Through French Furnishing Fabrics" Step into the world of French furnishing fabrics with a collection that spans centuries. From Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) to L'Amour et Psyche (Cupid and Psyche), each piece tells a unique story. Travel back to 1806 with Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane - an exquisite creation by the Oberkampf Manufactory. The intricate design captures the essence of rural life in France during that era. In contrast, immerse yourself in elegance as you admire a woman dressed in bleu crepe de chine. This fabric exudes sophistication and grace, showcasing timeless fashion from another era. Experience the thrill of La Chasse au cerf et au sanglier (The Hunt for Deer and Wild Boar), created around 1780. This stunning furnishing fabric transports you to an age where hunting was not just a sport but also a way of life. Marvel at Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Factory in Operation), which offers a glimpse into the inner workings of Oberkampf Manufactory in 1783/84. Witnessing this bustling scene reminds us of the craftsmanship and dedication behind these magnificent textiles. Au Loup. Beckons us into its world - an enchanting creation by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf between 1783 and 1789. Its intricate patterns evoke images of wolves roaming through dense forests under moonlit skies. Les Monuments de Paris takes us on a tour through history as we explore iconic landmarks on this remarkable furnishing fabric from 1816/18. It celebrates the grandeur and beauty that is synonymous with Parisian architecture. Paul and Virginie invites us to indulge our senses with its delicate motifs inspired by nature.