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English: Textile, La Motte-Piquet sauve un convoi, 1782   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Textile, La Motte-Piquet sauve un convoi, 1782
Description
English: Principal scene is a battle at sea with ships firing at each other and other scenes are people on jetties, fortifications and scenes associated with ports. The building with the square tower is the chateau de Bouffay, a fortification in Nantes. In red on white.
Date 1782
date QS:P571,+1782-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium cotton
Dimensions Warp: 226 cm (89 1/4 in.) Weft: 97 cm (38 1/4 in.). Both selvedges present for most of the length. Pattern: height of repeat: 99 cm (39 in.). Width of printing plate: 92.5 cm (36 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Textiles
Accession number
1995-50-35
Credit line Bequest of Elinor Merrell
Notes
  • Type: textile
  • Inscribed: A label in French on a plaque on one of the buildings: "Manoeuvre hardie (word?) de la Motte-Piquet qui sauve un convoi pres la Martinique".
  • Country: France
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