Object Number 1955.0656 J, K

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

England or United States, United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This quilt is made from fabric that was printed in England about 1765.

Date

1750-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, pinned on tag; "55.656 j / HAMPTON RM / APR- JUNE" (in graphite)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

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

Dimensions (inches)

86.25 (L) , 59.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

219.075 (L) , 150.495 (W)

Measurement Notes

L taken at left edge; W taken at lower (foot) edge. Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2010) 1955.0656 J (T11): Vertical design repeat: 23 7/8 inches, Selvedge width: more than 35 1/2 inches 1955.0656 K (T12): Vertical design repeat: 31 1/4 inches, Selvedge width: more than 34 1/2 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 179
[Article] Montgomery, Florence. 01//1975 Antique and Reproduction Furnishing Fabrics in Historic Houses and Period Rooms. Antiques. 107: 164-169.
• Published: p. 164
[Book] Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Printed textile with same pattern (T12), p. 132, fig. 65
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published (T11): p. 208, fig. 205
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published (T12): p. 209, fig. 206
[Book] Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Printed textile with same pattern (T11), p. 210, fig. 112
[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
[Other] Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
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[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 168, C027
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 170, C030