Bed hangings

Museum Object Number 1955.0063.004

Object Name

Bed hangings

Title

Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1780-1790

Subjects

Benjamin Franklin; George Washington; Allegory

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

69 (L) , 31.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

175.26 (L) , 80.01 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Note: Width includes fringe

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: Figure 300, p. 280; information on the textile design: pp. 279-282.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 6, p. 143; information on print: pp. 142-43.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• See p. 116, pl. 21
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 114, pl. 1
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[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 mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104
[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
• Published: p. 34, #179.
[Book] Palmer, Michele. 2003 Toile, The Storied Fabrics of Europe and American.
• Similar: pp. 154-155.
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Similar: pl. 131.