"Mise-en-carte" Gouache Paintings on Paper Low Dressers Retaining an old label underneath

Retaining an old label underneath from Mark and Marjorie Allen

Found in a surprisingly well-preserved state

Circa 18th Century

The brass knobs are likely replacements

The stop-fluted legs are topped by carved oval paterae and end in block feet

"Mise-en-carte" Gouache Paintings on Paper Low Dressers Retaining an old label underneathHand painted mise en cartes or point papers. These were the templates used to create woven textiles. Pencil drawn grid lines represent the warp and weft. The margins contain hand written instructions for the weaver pertaining to color, preparation of the loom, etc. Most bear labels indicating the pattern name and cataloguing information from F. Vanoutryve & Cie, a major textile manufacturer originally based in Mouscron, Belgium. Other examples of