Museum Object Number1952.0335 B |
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Samuel Matley (Printer)
Joseph Lockett (Engraver)
"Matley, Samuel & Son, Hodge, Cheshire. Samuel Matley, calico-printer, was in partnership with James Lever at Red Bank, Manchester until 1787, when Matley took over the business. Between 1802 and 1805 he was also printing at Scotland Bridge, Manchester, then letting those premises and moving to Hodge, near Mottram, where his family continued to print until 1870." Hefford, Wendy. 1992. "The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850." Page 158.
United States, North America
Window treatment made in the first half of the 20th century.
Mottram, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The textile was printed at the Hodge Printworks of Samuel Matley, near Mottram, Cheshire, England about 1824.
1920-1952
1. Label ; reverse, lower right corner; 52.235b/Spatterware/Hall/all year, reverse reads T283.
2. Label; reverse, lower right corner; Spatterware/Pr curtains/All year
Cotton; Silk
Printed, Woven (plain)
21 (W) , 91.5 (D)
53.34 (W) , 232.41 (D)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Montgomery determined warps per inch: 80. Vertical design repeat: 6 11/16 inches Selvedge width: 22 1/2 inches (RGW, 06/15/2013)
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[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 306, fig. 334
[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
[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
• Similar textile: p. 49, #303
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Textile with same design: Chapter 3, p. 79