Museum Object Number1968.0766 |
Quilt (Chintz applique quilt)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Mrs. Harry P. Bingham
Mary Johnston (Maker)
United States, North America
This quilt was made in North America in 1793.
England, United Kingdom, Europe
The printed fabric used to create the applique design was made in England in the late eighteenth century.
1793
1. Inscription; middle of the quilt; "MARY + 1793 + IOHNTSON" (embroidered)
Birds; Flowers
Cotton; Linen; Silk
Appliqued, Pieced, Embroidered, Quilted, Woven (plain), Mordant style, Raised style, Block printed, Plate printed
Hand-stitched
97.75 (L) , 96 (W)
248.285 (L) , 243.84 (W)
Overall dimensions include the cotton fringe. The center section of the quilt measures 78 inches long x 60.25 inches wide. The drops are 17 - 19 inches deep.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 352, fig. 416
[Book] Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: page unknown
[Book] Holstein, Jonathan. 1973 The Pieced Quilt in the American Design Tradition.
• Referenced, not pictured, page unknown
[Book] Johnson, Mary Elizabeth. 1984 Flower Quilts.
• Published: page unknown
[Book] Hoffman, Victoria. 1991 Quilts: A Window to the Past.
• Published: page unknown
[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 the mordant style and China Blue, p. 88, 97, 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print styles, block printing, and plate printing, p. 11-12, 27-66