Curtain (Ex-bed hanging)

Museum Object Number 1952.0333.003

Object Name

Curtain (Ex-bed hanging)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This fabric was printed in England, c. 1850.

Date

1845-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; attached tag; "Essex room/ #1 left"

Subjects

American eagle

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Quilted, Roller printed, Mordant style

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

108 (L) , 36.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

274.32 (L) , 92.71 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60. Vertical design repeat: 11 3/8" - an approximate measurement as the object has been quilted

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern with different ground color, p. 339, fig. 397
[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Information on textile with similar pattern, p. 34, # 163
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[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, pp. 88, 101-104
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Textile with same pattern, Chapter 6, p. 160