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Algerian Pirates

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early 19th century

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"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description
Within a grid made up of a curving vine of fruits and flowers, an alternation of two scenes, each captioned in French. 'Les Pirates Algeriens' showing two young female goatherds being captured by five men in a boat while in the distance men run to their rescue, ' Un bazar d'escales a Alger' (A slave sale in Algeria) showing showing Europeans being sold in the slave market. In red on white.

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Title

Algerian Pirates

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Worktype

printed, dyed & painted textiles; Textile; Textile; Textiles

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Material

Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

Dimensions

Warp x Weft (a): 181 × 62 cm (5 ft. 11 1/4 in. × 24 7/16 in.);
Warp x Weft (b): 97 × 63 cm (38 3/16 × 24 13/16 in.)

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Date

early 19th century

Provenance

Credit Line: Bequest of Elinor Merrell

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Location

France

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Algerian Pirates, early 19th century, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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