This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels, representing two scenes, one on the left, one on the right, both vertically repeated.
The scene on the left shows an old man, a woman and a little boy in a garden, playing with a kind of saber than the woman holds. The man brandishes a net as if he was trying to catch something.
The scene on the right shows a woman and three men in a luxurious outdoor patio. Two of the men look like they are confronting each other with fly swatters, while the woman is looking at them and the third man is astride on a banister.
These scenes are surrounded by big pink flowers, on a cream background.
The title printed on a label, Cambaluc refers to the capital of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) in China
textiles
samples
fragments
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
scenes (depictions)
Sample, Material
Sample, Material
LES PORTUGAIS IMPRIME A LA MAIN - COLLECTION G. LE MANACH © 1985 (Printed)
00174580/ Brunschwig & Fils/ NO. 174580.00/ 17 ¼ REPEAT/ 60 WIDE/ CAMBALUC COTTON/ PRINT/ CREAM/ NEW YORK (Label 1)
COTTON 100%/ FRANCE/ THE TWO INCH OFF STRAIGHT/ JOIN IS INHERENT TO THIS/ DESIGN AND NOT A RESULT OF/ IMPROPER FRAMING (Label 1)
NOTICE/ THIS IS A/ 5-DAY/ LOAN/ SAMPLE/ This valuable sample must be/ returned within 5 days or it will be/ invoiced to you./ Please retain all receipts for your/ records./ Thank you for your cooperation./ Brunschwig & Fils (Label 2)
DATE BORROWED/ JAN 18 1989 DM/ MAY 7 1988 CC/ APR 11 1988 KBH/ JUN - 9 1999 FD/ AUG - 3 1988 LL/ DEC 22 1988 BC (Label 2)
Cambulac
455.1
Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.
35 1/2 x 31 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Jane C. Nylander
2012.126.94
1980-2008 (Brunschwig was founded in 1891, and Brunschwig & Fils was founded in 1900.)
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