Museum Object Number1957.0125.019 E |
Textile, printed (Ex-valance)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Museum purchase
Rouen, France, Europe
1770-1790
1. Label; Pinned on white tag; '57.125./ 19e / Dr. 64" [over] "T1294" (graphite)
Indienne
Cotton
Woven (plain), Mordant style, Block printed
11.25 (L) , 8.75 (W)
28.575 (L) , 22.225 (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