Textile, printed

Museum Object Number 2012.0023

Object Name

Textile, printed

Title

Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Michael and Betty Howard

Creator (Role)

John Slack (Engraver)

Robert Smirke R.A. (Painter)

John and Josiah Boydell (Publisher)

Date of Birth

1752

Date of Death

1845

Place of Origin

Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1800-1810

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Raised style

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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
• Information on design, printing technique, and date, p. 43, no. 234
[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 "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.
[Book] Blum, Dilys E. 1997 The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Information on print and possible roller printing technique, p. 34, fig. 46