Museum Object Number1957.0125.019 B |
Bed hanging (Valance)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Museum purchase
Rouen, France, Europe
This textile was printed in Rouen, France between 1770 and 1790.
1770-1790
Indienne
Cotton; Linen; Silk
Woven (plain), Mordant style, Block printed
13 (H) , 50.5 (W)
33.02 (H) , 128.27 (W)
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 52. Vertical design repeat: 12.5 inches.
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[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style and penciled blue, p. 88; 94-96; 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12