| Maker(s): | Unknown; printed by Pellerin, Epinal
| | Culture: | French (1761-1832)
| | Title: | Rural Decorations, the Mill, No. 23
| | Date Made: | 1860-1880
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Hand-colored Gillot-process print imitating woodcut on paper
| | Place Made: | Europe
| | Measurements: | Mat: 22 in x 28 in; 55.9 cm x 71.1 cm; Sheet: 14 3/8 in x 17 3/8 in; 36.5 cm x 44.1 cm; Image: 11 5/8 in x 15 3/8 in; 29.5 cm x 39.1 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | TITLE: recto, upp. ctr (ink); DECORS CHAMPETRE. LE MOULIN. No. 23; INSCRIPTION: Recto, lwr. l. (ink): Imprimerie Lith. de Pellerin, a Epinal; lwr. r. (ink): Propriete de L'Editeur Depose
| | Accession Number: | MH 1993.8.9
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Jean C. Harris Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Label Text:
These two prints [Wings of a Rustic Interior and Rural Decorations, the Mill, No. 23], when glued to stiff paper or cardboard, would have served as backdrop and wings of miniature theaters. They come from a large assortment of such rustic "decors" published by the Pellerin firm. The primitive aspect of the technique suited the images of rural life, creating a make-believe world.
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