Object Number 1969.3796.001

Object Name

Textile, printed

Title

Peacock and Hen

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

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

Date

c. 1770 (1760-1780)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "Peacocks / R2AB" [over] "T81" (graphite)
2. Label; Pinned on white tag; "69.3796.1" (graphite)

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Raised style

Dimensions (inches)

49.75 (L) , 37.375 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

126.365 (L) , 94.933 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 44. Vertical design repeat: 39 1/4 inches. Selvedge width: 37 1/4 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. 234, fig. 219
[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Textile with same print, p. 557, fig. 4
[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
• Textile with same print, p. 23, #92
[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 China Blue, p. 97