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Rectangular pieced red and white copper plate curtain panel, backed in linen, quilted in diamond pattern, nail holes across; scenes of "Louis XVI restaurateur de la Libertie" w/ central image of seated Louis XVI in Roman armour w/ lion at his feet welcoming "Liberty" accompanied by Mars & Minerva, next to him is woman holding a cap of liberty on the end of a pine--to the right are a "citizen" and Mercury--above is a cartouche w/ 2 men plowing, w/ other smaller scenes around this motif.
bed curtains
cotton (textile)
hand weaving
linen (material)
piecing
toile (textile material)
Classical
Hanging, Bed
Curtain, Bed
Curtain, Bed
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
Unknown
86 x 27 (HxW) (inches)
1982.78D
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