Textiles (Furnishing)
East Windsor or Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut River Valley, United States, North America
Munster, Alsace, France, Europe
1775-1790
Cotton; Linen; Maple
Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
1969.4609
Object Number1969.4609 |
Slip seat
Textiles (Furnishing)
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
(Fabric manufacturer)
1780
The Hartmann et Fils mark is a stamp which reads: "Manufacture de toiles peintes de Soehnee l'aine et Cie a Munster"
East Windsor or Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut River Valley, United States, North America
This slip seat may have been made in Connecticut between 1775 and 1790.
Munster, Alsace, France, Europe
The fabric was printed in France between 1780-1800.
1775-1790
1. Inscription; Underside, on webbing; "ESSEX ROOM/No 4" (black marker)
2. Label; Underside, twill tape on frame; "SEASON 1 2" (stamped in red)
3. Label; Underside, pinned on tag; "54.534 chair/(T294)/ESSEX Bed/ fabric #69.3083.3/ JaN-JUNe [over] "#2/ Slip seat/ 69.4609" (pencil)
4. Label; Underside, on frame; "3H2/ ESSEX ROOM/ Jan-Feb-March" (typed)
Indienne
Cotton; Linen; Maple
Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
16.25 (L) , 21.25 (W)
41.275 (L) , 53.975 (W)
Measurements overall. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 52. Vertical design repeat: 35 inches.
Text available soon.
[Book] Grant, Sarah. 2010 Toiles de Jouy, French Printed Cottons 1760-1830.
• Textile with same print, p. 31, fig. 2
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Textile with same print, pl. 4
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[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 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