The Mattress Workers (Les Matelassieres)

1908

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and Drypoint (2nd state of two)
Dimensions: Sheet: 25 9/16 × 19 9/16 in. (65 × 49.7 cm) Plate: 19 11/16 × 13 11/16 in. (50 × 34.7 cm)
Collection no.: 64.557.5
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Mattress Workers (Les Matelassieres) — Edgar Chahine. 1908.

Medium: Etching and Drypoint (2nd state of two). Dimensions: Sheet: 25 9/16 × 19 9/16 in. (65 × 49.7 cm) Plate: 19 11/16 × 13 11/16 in. (50 × 34.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Raphael Esmerian,1964.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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