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Oberkampf Manufactory

Length of Dress Fabric

c. 1785
Cotton, plain weave; block printed
104.1 × 88.1 cm (41 × 34.7 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

While lush fantasy flowers and topical printed fabrics commanded more attention, small floral patterns were the bread and butter of all cotton printing firms, from the artistically superior Oberkampf factory near Paris to smaller firms all over Europe.

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