Chinoiserie Valance

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Chinoiserie Valance

Early 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, French

This needlepoint valance, with its fanciful scenes featuring Chinese acrobats and musicians, is in the style of the petit point canvas work produced at the Maison de Saint-Louis (1685-1793), a college founded by King Louis XIV at the request of Madame de Maintenon for daughters of impoverished nobles. The girls were instructed in embroidery and produced panels for walls and furniture, including bed valances such as the one seen here.

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Object Details

Title:

Chinoiserie Valance

Date:

Early 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, French

Medium:

Linen plain weave with silk and wool embroidery in half-cross and cross stitches

Dimensions:

19 inches × 6 feet 11 1/2 inches (48.3 × 212.1 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Gift of Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., 1969

Accession Number:

1969-290-127

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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