Brodeur, Contenant Deux Planches
Date1763
Publisher
Denis Diderot
1713-1784
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1717 - 1783
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumLetterpress on laid paper
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1971-1934,3
DescriptionTitle reads: "BRODEUR, / CONTENANT DEUX PLANCHES."Label TextA text page describing the contents of two line engravings (G1971-1934,1&2) that illustrate embroidery tools and techniques. The text page describes the scenes in plate I , Fig. 1 & 2, in French: "La vignette represente un attelier de brodeur" and it identifies the tools and patterns illustrated in plate I, Fig. 3-16. The text page also describes the embroidery equipment in plate II, Fig. 1-11. Figure I is identified as "Le tambour".ProvenanceBefore 1971, anonymous; 1971-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
