Object Number 1966.0034

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This quilt is made from fabric that was printed in England between 1810 and 1820.

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; reverse side, 31" from bottom edge; "M.P." (cross stitched in light blue thread)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Quilted, Cross stitched, Woven (plain), Roller printed, Cylinder printed, Mordant style

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

77.5 (L) , 88.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

196.85 (L) , 224.79 (W)

Measurement Notes

Vertical Design Repeat: 10.25 inches. Selvedge width: 22 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312