Object Number 1964.0151

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

This quilt was probably made in the United States.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabrics were printed in Britain in about 1760.

Date

1760-1785

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Quilted, Resist style, Block printed

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

95.5 (L) , 85.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

242.57 (L) , 217.17 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009) Montgomery Design Number T27: Vertical design repeat: 27 7/8 inches. Selvedge width: more than 37.50 inches, as both sides of the textile length have been sewn into seams. Montgomery Design Number T1101: Vertical design repeat: 8.5 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Printed textile with same pattern (T1011), p. 198, fig. 104
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Montgomery design number T1011, published: p. 206, fig. 198
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with Montgomery Design Number: T27, p. 207, fig. 202
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on Resist style, p. 11
[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 Resist style, pp. 88, 92-94
[Article] Eaton, Linda. 2010 How can you resist? Blue and White Resist-Printed Textiles. Antiques and Fine Art. X (5 Winter/Autumn 2010): 210-211.
• Information on paste work: pp. 210-211
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 169, C029