Recueil de draperies d'Hallavant : mis au jour et augmenté / par Osmond [sic?] et Dezon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osmont (Firm)

Contributor:

Julienne, Eugène., Lithographer.

Derebergue., Lithographer.

Edou, Charles., Former owner.

Pasquier, Theodore.

Houbloup, L., Lithographer.

Pinsonniere (Firm)

d'Hallavant.

Foreign Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Draperies--France--19th century--Pictorial works.

Draperies.

Draperies in interior decoration--Pictorial works.

Draperies in interior decoration.

Beds--France--19th century--Pictorial works.

Beds.

Physical Description:

7 v. : chiefly col. ill. ; 21 x 27-28 cm.

Place of Publication:

A Paris : [Osmont et Dezon], Rotonde du temple escalier 10e, [ca. 1810-1839]

Notes:

A series of 7 "cahiers" [notebooks] issued in Paris by 3 designers/publishers, Hallavant, Osmont and Pinsonnière; notebooks contain hand-colored illustrations of draperies and curtains for windows, walls, doors and beds; set was issued from ca. 1810-1839; most dates are based on internal evidence of drapery styles (Cf. Gail Caskey Winkler); only "7me Cahier" records date of 1839; v. 1. issued ca. 1810-1815?; v. 2 = ca. 1815-1820?; v. 3 = ca. 1815-1820? v. 4me = ca. 1820-1825?; v. 5 = ca. 1825?; v. 6 = ca. 1830-1835; v. 7 = 1839.

Title taken from v. 1; publisher's name (Osmont) taken from succeeding volumes appearing simply as "Osmont", perhaps indicating "Osmond" was a printing error; v. 6-7 record publishing firm as "Pinsonnière and note the firm as successor to Osmont.

Imprint for v. 6 reads: A Paris : Chez Pinsonnière rue Viviene, 24, haute couer Martinet, rue du Coq, 13 et 15.; v. 7 has imprint at head of title: Pinsonnière sucrd. d'Osmont editeur.

Some libraries report work as complete in only 6 vols., but set also includes "7eme cahier" issued by Pinsonnière (1839)

Most plates unsigned; Cahier 7 has plates signed at bottom: E. Julienne and Derebergue.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: INCOMPLETE: Athenaeum has vols. 1, 4-7 only; v. 6 lacking plates 10-14 and 21-22; library also holds 2 copies of v.5.

Athenaeum copy: Dornsife/VSA.

Athenaeum copy: Pagination: Cahier [1]: [1] leaf, 44 leaves of col. plates; Cahier 4: [2] leaves, 50 leaves of col. plates; Cahier 5: [2], 50 leaves of col. plates, c. 2 of Cahier 5 has an additional [13] plates signed by designer Theodore Pasquier and lithographed by Houbloup; Cahier 6: [1] leaf, 50 leaves of color plates (missing 10-14 and 21-22); Cahier 7: [1], 51 leaves of col. plates (1 folded)

Athenaeum copy: "5eme cahier" has bookplate of Charles Edou; "7me cahier" has ms. notes ;and includes 2 pencil sketches on tissue paper laid in.

Athenaeum copy: Cahiers 1 and 4, cahiers 5 and 6, and cahier 7 all housed in 3 seperate protective boxes.

Cited in:

Berlin Cat. Ornamentstitchsammlung, 1278

Winkler, Gail Caskey. Capricious fancy