Sidewall

Jean-Baptiste Réveillon1785–90

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Arabesque paper with Priestess of Venus pouring libations, under bower supported by doves and suspended crossed arrows. The figure stands on a lambrequin, with floral scrolls, floral swags and bead swags, and floral bouquets. Printed in multicolor on green ground.

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Title: Sidewall
Creator: Jean-Baptiste Réveillon
Creator Lifespan: 1725/1811
Date Created: 1785–90
Physical Dimensions: w525 x h1070 cm
Type: Sidewall
Rights: Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Medium: Block-printed on joined sheets of handmade paper
Provenance: From the John Lincklaen House in Cazenovia, New York. Said to have been hung in 1797, in the new parlor, in honor of the marriage of John Lincklaen and Helen Ledyard. The remaining wallpaper (still in Cazenovia) appeared to have been removed from a folding screen. This sample was probably from the same screen.
Exhibitions: From Background to Foreground: Looking at an 18th Century Wallpaper, November 24, 1992- April 14, 1993, Cooper Hewitt, National Museum of Design
Dimensions: H x W: 107 x 52.5 cm (42 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.)
Bibliography: see Related / BibliographyWallpaper in America, Catherine Lynn, 1980, Color plate 13, p. 60.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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