Brodeur

Date1763

Maker Denis Diderot 1713-1784

Maker Louis-Jacques Goussier 1722 - 1799

Maker Jean le Rond d'Alembert 1717 - 1783

OriginEurope, France, Paris

MediumEtching and line engraving

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number1971-1934,1

DescriptionUpper corner reads: "Pl. II."
Lower margi reads: "Goussier del./ Provost Fecit/ Brodeur,"Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. 2" (1763) depicting tools for embroidery.ProvenanceBefore 1971, anonymous; 1971-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).