Bed hanging (Curtain)

Museum Object Number 1959.0050.011 A, B

Object Name

Bed hanging (Curtain)

Title

Peacock and Hen

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Bromley Hall Print Works (Manufacturer)

Creator Notes

"One of the printworks on the banks of the River Lea in Middlesex, it was the first listed in the Excise books when duty was imposed in 1712. Benjamin Ollive was mentioned as a calico-printer in a document of 1720. The firm was known as Ollive & Talwin (1763-1783), Talwin & Foster (until 1790), Foster & Co. (until 1823)." (Source: Hefford, Wendy. The Victoria & Albert Museum Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850. New York: Canopy Books, 1992).

Date of Birth

1712

Date of Death

1823

Place of Origin

Bromley Hall, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This bed hanging is made from fabric that was printed at Bromley Hall in Middlesex, England in about 1770.

Date

1760-1780

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Raised style

Dimensions (inches)

65.75 (H) , 37.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

167.01 (H) , 95.25 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 44. Vertical design repeat: 39 1/4 inches. Selvedge width: 37 1/4 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 234, fig. 219; p. 217, pl. XIII
[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Textile with same print, p. 557, fig. 4
[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Textile with same print, p. 23, #92
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on China Blue, p. 97
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 142, fig. 6.31; p. 179, C048