Textiles (Furnishing)
East Hartford or Norwich, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
Munster, Alsace, France, Europe
1740-1760
Cotton; Linen; Maple
Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
1969.4608
Object Number1969.4608 |
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 Hartford or Norwich, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
This slip seat may be original to or contemporaneous with its associated chair. It may have been made in East Hartford, Connecticut, between 1740 and 1760.
Munster, Alsace, France, Europe
The fabric was printed in France between 1780 and 1800.
1740-1760
1. Inscription; Underside, on webbing; "ESSEX ROOM/SEASON 1 + 2 +4 (crossed out)" (black marker)
2. Label; Underside, pinned on tag; "60.107 chair/(T294)/Essex Room/ f. 69.3083.5/JAN-JUN [over] "#2/ slip seat/ 69.4608"
3. Inscription; Underside, on frame; "60.107" (red paint)
4. Inscription; Underside, on frame; "(Cheney))" (chalk)
Indienne
Cotton; Linen; Maple
Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
16.5 (L) , 21 (W)
41.91 (L) , 53.34 (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