Textiles
Nantes, France, Europe
1780-1800
Cotton
Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style
1969.3981 C
Object Number1969.3981 C |
Textile, printed
Textiles
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Nantes, France, Europe
1780-1800
Mythological
Cotton
Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style
7 (H) , 25.25 (W)
17.78 (H) , 64.14 (W)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 44
Text available soon.
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104