Textile, printed (Ex-window hanging)

Museum Object Number 1956.0617.001

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-window hanging)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Hamilton R.A. (Artist)

Francesco Bartolozzi (Engraver)

Creator Notes

Perhaps best remembered for his series of 23 paintings for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.

Date of Birth

17511727

Date of Death

18011815

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1785-1805

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "T157 / 68 1/2 x 26" [over] "new / acc. / 56.617.1" (graphite)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

68 (L) , 26.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

172.72 (L) , 67.31 (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: 31 7/8 inches. Selvedge width: 27.75 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 09//1957 English Printed Textiles: Sports and Pastimes. Antiques.
• Textile with same pattern in red, p. 254, fig. 6.
[Article] Haynes, Elizabeth. 08//1935 Chinese porcelain and European toile. Antiques.
• Textile with same pattern, p.73
[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 pattern, p. 35, #184
[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, p. 88. 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12