Textile
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808) Jouy-en-Josas or Nantes, France. c. 1786. Linen, plain weave; copperplate printed. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
This work in Afterlives
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- An imagined world becomes a room.Chicago credits this furnishing fabric to Jean-Baptiste Huet after Jean-Baptiste Pillement. Its account describes European chinoiserie and the use of large-repeat fabrics on furniture and walls.
This work in Pattern studies & Motif passages
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- An imagined world becomes a room.Attributed adaptation · What happens when a picture becomes your surroundings? (No exact Pillement source sheet or historically documented room is reproduced. The room-scale view is an Artologium display study, not a reconstruction of a period interior.)
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- Landscapemotif · Artologium visual observation · Source ↗
- Scenic repeatrepeat structure · Artologium visual observation · Source ↗
- Textilematerial · Institution record · Source ↗
- Copperplate printingtechnique · Institution record · Source ↗
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TextileObject type
An object classified as a textile.
A picture of cloth is not a textile object.
The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Textile” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Textile
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
LinenMaterial
Linen is a material named in the museum catalogue.
An explicitly supplied catalogue description, normalized conservatively. It does not independently establish attribution, completeness, symbolism or historical influence.
The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Linen, plain weave; copperplate printed; linen (material)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Linen, plain weave; copperplate printed; linen (material)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WeavingTechnique
Weaving is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Linen, plain weave; copperplate printed; copperplate printing; plain weaving” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Linen, plain weave; copperplate printed; copperplate printing; plain weaving
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PlantsSubject
Visible plant forms in the image.
Subject identification does not establish symbolic meaning or historical influence.
The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “flowers; trees; plants” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
flowers; trees; plants
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BirdsSubject
Birds is a subject named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “birds” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
birds
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BoatsSubject
Visible boats in the represented scene.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “boats” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
boats
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
Human-figureSubject
Human-figure is a subject named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “women; men” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
women; men
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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