Object Number 1967.0067.005

Object Name

Bed hanging (Valance)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Bromley Hall Print Works (Manufacturer)
1712-1823
"One of the printworks on the banks of the River Lea in Middlesex, it was the first listed in the Excise books when duty was imposed in 1712. Benjamin Ollive was mentioned as a calico-printer in a document of 1720. The firm was known as Ollive & Talwin (1763-1783), Talwin & Foster (until 1790), Foster & Co. (until 1823)." (Source: Hefford, Wendy. The Victoria & Albert Museum Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850. New York: Canopy Books, 1992).

Place of Origin

Bromley Hall, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This bed valance is made from fabric that was probably printed in England at Bromley Hall in Middlesex between 1775 and 1785.

Date

1775-1785

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Copper plate printed, Raised style

Dimensions (inches)

30.5 (H) , 68.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

77.47 (H) , 174.625 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011) Vertical design repeat: 38 inches. Selvedge width: 39.25 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 250, fig. 246
[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 "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.