TinTrunk
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I was lucky enough to be donated a box of amazing trims and bits by my mum over Christmas. Among them was this large machine woven textile panel - it might be silk, I'm not sure, I'm going to have to learn about burn tests I reckon!
Mum told me that it came off a "very old cushion" which narrows it down nicely (thanks mum!) but I'm fairly sure its late 19th century.
Here it is:
It measures 10 inches on its long side, and has a credit on the bottom "D'après Busson" ("after Busson"). Looking online I've found some information about an artist called Georges Louis Charles Busson (born 1859 - Paris, died 1933 - Versailles) whose birth/death dates would seem appropriate for its approximate date:
This is what I've discovered online about Busson: "Son of Charles Busson, Georges Louis Charles Busson was a pupil of his father and of the painter of hunting scenes Evariste Vital Luminais. He exhibited regularly at the Salons des Artistes Français, of which he was a member from 1885, and where he was awarded an honourable mention in 1883 and a third-class medal in 1887. He won silver medals at the Expositions Universelles of 1889 and 1900."
I've not managed to find the original of this image so far though.
Anyway, I'm assuming its French, and there's a couple of initials on the other bottom corner that might be the manufacturer - "NFF"? "NF"?:
The reverse is pretty cool too - an exact negative of the front image. Would this be a jacquard weave?:
So I'd like to ask you good VFG people if you are familiar with this type of panel, its approximate date and method of manufacture (some descriptive terms would be great!), its approximate value (I'm sure its not worth much!) and anything else you might know?!
Oh yeah, cleaning tips would be fabulous too - I'm terrified of ruining it!
I'm a 20th century girl so this is way outside my area of knowledge, and I'd be so grateful for any info!
Sarah
Mum told me that it came off a "very old cushion" which narrows it down nicely (thanks mum!) but I'm fairly sure its late 19th century.
Here it is:
It measures 10 inches on its long side, and has a credit on the bottom "D'après Busson" ("after Busson"). Looking online I've found some information about an artist called Georges Louis Charles Busson (born 1859 - Paris, died 1933 - Versailles) whose birth/death dates would seem appropriate for its approximate date:
This is what I've discovered online about Busson: "Son of Charles Busson, Georges Louis Charles Busson was a pupil of his father and of the painter of hunting scenes Evariste Vital Luminais. He exhibited regularly at the Salons des Artistes Français, of which he was a member from 1885, and where he was awarded an honourable mention in 1883 and a third-class medal in 1887. He won silver medals at the Expositions Universelles of 1889 and 1900."
I've not managed to find the original of this image so far though.
Anyway, I'm assuming its French, and there's a couple of initials on the other bottom corner that might be the manufacturer - "NFF"? "NF"?:
The reverse is pretty cool too - an exact negative of the front image. Would this be a jacquard weave?:
So I'd like to ask you good VFG people if you are familiar with this type of panel, its approximate date and method of manufacture (some descriptive terms would be great!), its approximate value (I'm sure its not worth much!) and anything else you might know?!
Oh yeah, cleaning tips would be fabulous too - I'm terrified of ruining it!
I'm a 20th century girl so this is way outside my area of knowledge, and I'd be so grateful for any info!
Sarah
