Textile, printed (Ex-upholstery fabric)

Museum Object Number 1969.8396.006

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-upholstery fabric)

Title

Ducks

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Tassinari & Chatel (Fabric manufacturer)

Date of Birth

1680

Place of Origin

France, Europe

Date

1911-1911

Materials

Linen

Techniques

Plate printed, Mordant style, Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 44. Vertical design repeat: 37 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 235, fig. 220; p. 218, pl. XIV, in red.
[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: #93, p. 23
[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Design published: p 557, fig 6
[Book] Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Information on manufacturer: p. 156
[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
[Book] Sayer, Robert & Pillement, Jean Baptiste. 1959 Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy (orig. c. 1760).
• Plate 77. Drawn by C. Fenn and engraved by P Benazech.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 7, pp. 185-187
[Thesis] Garde, Georg. 1961 Danske Silkebroderede Lærredsduge fra 16. og 17. Jårhundrede. 496 Ph.D. Dansk Videnskabs Forlag
• Similar designs: p 312, 326